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crin·kle
(krĭng′kəl)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; akin to cringe.]
crin′kly adj.
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crinkled
(ˈkrɪŋkəld)adj
marked with crenellations
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Adj. | 1. | crinkled - 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" |
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Translations
crinkled
adj leaf, paper, clothes → zerknittert, zerknautscht; face → faltig, runzelig; the paper was all crinkled → das Papier war ganz zerknittert
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