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crinkly

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crin·kle  (krngkl)
v. crin·kled, crin·kling, crin·kles
v.intr.
1. To form wrinkles or ripples.
2. To make a soft crackling sound; rustle.
v.tr.
To cause to crinkle.
n.
A wrinkle, ripple, or fold.

[From Middle English crinkled, full of turnings.]

crinkly adj.

crinkly [ˈkrɪŋklɪ]
adj
wrinkled; crinkled
n pl -lies
Slang an old person
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.crinklycrinkly - uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain"

crinkly
adjective wrinkled, gathered, creased, fluted, ruffled, kinky, furrowed, puckered, wrinkly a dress made of crinkly material
Translations
crinkly [ˈkrɪŋklɪ] ADJ (crinklier (compar) (crinkliest (superl))) [hair] (= very curly) → rizado, crespo; [paper etc] (= having wrinkles, creases) → arrugado; [leaves etc] → crespado
crinkly [ˈkrɪŋkli] adj [hair] → crépu(e); [eyes] → plissé(e); [face] → ridé(e); [smile] → ridé(e); [paper, fabric] → gaufré(e)
crinkly
adj (+er) (inf: = wrinkled) paper, foil etczerknittert; edgeswellig; hairkrauselig (inf)
crinkly [ˈkrɪŋklɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hair) → crespo/a; (paper) → crespato/a
crinkly [ˈkrɪŋklɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hair) → crespo/a; (paper) → crespato/a


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As the fish would not come off the plate, they put it into the red-hot crinkly paper fire in the kitchen; but it would not burn either.
The bell clanged and the car pulled out, leaving Martin wondering as to the nature of the crinkly, greasy wad he clutched in his hand.
The thing one immediately noticed about him was his beautiful, crinkly, snow-white beard.
 
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