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How to use crinkle in a sentence

15 example sentences · verb, noun

Crinkle means to fold, crease, crumple, or wad. Example: “He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.”

Examples of crinkle by meaning

verbTo fold, crease, crumple, or wad.

  • He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.
  • The old man's lined face crinkled into a smile.

verbTo rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.

  • The green wheat crinkles like a lake.1908, John Townsend Trowbridge, Vagabonds and other poems

nounA wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.

  • He observed the crinkles forming around his eyes and suddenly felt old.

More sentences with crinkle

  • Do you find whispering, crinkling paper, tapping fingernails or scratching soothing?2014 October 15, “'Tingleheads' claim videos help ease stress”, in TODAY, NBC News. From the entry tinglehead
  • If you don't have a crinkle cutter, a fluted pastry wheel creates the same effect.2012, Better Homes and Gardens, The Ultimate Cookie Book, →ISBN. From the entry pastry wheel
  • Because when her eyes twinkle and blinkle with excitement, her wrinkles crinkle up into a smile.2008, Lori Z. Scott, Meghan Rose All Dressed Up. From the entry blinkle
  • There are men of all ages and all types, from wild-eyed adolescents to crinkled doddards.1987, Vivian Elliot, editor, Dear Mr Shaw: Selections from Bernard Shaw’s Postbag, London: Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 309. From the entry doddard
  • He smiled again, easily, dimples creasing his cheeks, and a tiny fanwork of lines crinkled the corners of his dark eyes.1999, Anne Marie Winston, Lovers' Reunion, Silhouette Books, published 1999, →ISBN. From the entry fanwork
  • Maybe jus a crinkle critter fops?2016 January 31, @LittleBigToof, Twitter. From the entry crinkle critter
  • The rolls are passed through crinklers, then the crinkled brass is planished, it is cut into correct length, seamed and packed into groups or sets.1930 September 4, “Henry Ford Gives Europe A Shock”, in The China Mail, number 27,584, page 11. From the entry crinkler
  • Observe the handsome tree calf binding, notice the gold gilt crinkle edges and stand aghast with admiration before the profuse and artistic illustrations.”1925 August 20, “Daily Novelette: Two of a Kind”, in The Lindsay Daily Post, 29th year, number 194, Lindsay, Ont., page five, column 1. From the entry deluxe
  • His hair crinkled towards her fondly.1924, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Punch - Volume 167, page 181. From the entry eager
  • Big diapers for Friday are great, but what about diapers that crinkle so loud there's no possible way for you to hide what a pamper packer you are?2022 October 7, @SuzakuSparkpom, Twitter. From the entry pamper packer
  • His Anarkalis (yes, again), are made from 50 to 60 metres of crinkled mulmul in fascinating colours with finishing as luxurious inside as it is outside.2012, Shefalee Vasudev, The Powder Room. From the entry mulmul

Meaning of crinkle

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

Full definition of crinkle

Questions about crinkle in a sentence

How do you use crinkle in a sentence?
Crinkle is used as a verb and noun. For example: “He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.”
What is a short sentence with crinkle?
“His hair crinkled towards her fondly.”
What does crinkle mean?
Crinkle means to fold, crease, crumple, or wad.

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