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crinky

/ˈkɹɪŋki/

crinky adjective: crinkly.

Adjective

crinky (comparative more crinky, superlative most crinky)

  1. (rare) crinkly
    • […] cotton, wool or silk fabric, of various weight, having a crinky surface, formed by using alternately right hand and left hand twist yarns, in the filling.1929, Silk Association of America. Broad Silk Division, Cost accounting for broad silk weavers: a manual, page 207

Forms of crinky

comparativemore crinky
superlativemost crinky

Words that rhyme with crinky

18 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about crinky

What does crinky mean?
Crinky means crinkly.
What part of speech is crinky?
Crinky is an adjective.
How do you pronounce crinky?
Crinky is pronounced /ˈkɹɪŋki/.

Words near crinky in the dictionary

  1. crinkly
  2. CRINKs
  3. crinkum-crankum
  4. crinkum-crankums
  5. crinkums
  6. crinky
  7. crinoid
  8. crinoidal
  9. crinoidean
  10. crinoideans
  11. crinoids

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