crinkling
present participle ofcrinkle
crinkle
verb[IorT]
uk/ˈkrɪŋ.kəl/us/ˈkrɪŋ.kəl/tobecomecoveredin manysmalllinesandfolds, or tocausesomething to do this:
She crinkled(up)hernoseindistaste.
Making things more or less smooth or straight
- bunch
- bunch(something)up
- coarsen
- coarsening
- creased
- crinkle
- fold
- foldaway
- folding
- furl
- grooming
- interfold
- pucker
- rumple
- sandpaper
- screw
- sleek
- sleek back/down
- stabilizer
- wrinkle
Examplesofcrinkling
crinkling
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Apparently we subconsciously check for evidence of a "duchenne," or genuine, smile which causescrinklingof the folds around the eye.
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Draughts for fingers quivering for acrinklingwage packet.
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In this child's overcoat there is acrinklingnoise after cleaning which is enough to send a child to a mental home.
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We could hardly hear themcrinklingtogether.
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It is also susceptible to the beet leaf curl virus, which causescrinklingand stunting of the leaves.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The books are bound with the grain of the paper to ensure that they open easily and lie flat withoutcrinklingor buckling.
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