English Explanatory Dictionary

crinkle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
  2. To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
noun
  1. A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
  2. The act of crinkling.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹɪŋkəl/ en-us-crinkle.ogg

Word forms

crinkle crinkles crinkling crinkled

Etymology

From Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), from Old English *crinclian, frequentative form of Old English crincan (“to yield”), from Proto-Germanic *kringaną (“to turn, to fall, to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with North Frisian krenge, krönge (“to obtain, reach, attain”), Dutch krinkelen (“to turn, wind”). Related to cringe.

Derived words

uncrinkle crinklebutt crinkle-crankle crinkle-cut crinkle-leaved poison crinkle-patterned crinkleroot crinkly
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