crinkle
noun
1. a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
Similar word(s): crease, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle
Definition categories: shape, depression, impression, imprint
Sentences with crinkle as a noun:
- He observed the crinkles forming around his eyes and suddenly felt old.
verb
1. make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
Similar word(s): crease, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, wrinkle
Definition categories: contact, fold
2. become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
Similar word(s): crease, crumple, rumple, wrinkle
Definition categories: change, fold
Sentences with crinkle as a verb:
- He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.
- The old man's lined face crinkled into a smile.