crinkleverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈkrɪŋ.kəl/us/ˈkrɪŋ.kəl/to become covered in many small lines and folds, or to cause something to do this:
She crinkled (up) her nose in distaste.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Making things more or less smooth or straight
- bunch
- bunch (sth) up
- coarsen
- collapse
- creased
- crumple
- crumple sth up
- fold
- pucker
- pumice stone
- roll sth up
- roughen
- round sth off
- sand
- sleek
- sleek back/down
- smooth
- steady
- straighten
- straighten up
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crinkle
noun [ C ] ukus
crinkled
adjective uk/ˈkrɪŋ.kəld/us/ˈkrɪŋ.kəld/
crinkly
adjective uk/ˈkrɪŋ.kli/us/ˈkrɪŋ.kli/