Definitions for crinkle

crinkle crin·kle

Spelling: [kring-kuh l]
IPA: /ˈkrɪŋ kəl/

Crinkle is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 153 anagrams from letters in crinkle (ceiklnr).

Definitions for crinkle

noun

  1. a wrinkle or ripple.
  2. a crinkling sound.
  3. a turn or twist.

verb (used with or without object)

  1. to wrinkle; crimple; ripple.
  2. to make slight, sharp sounds; rustle.
  3. to turn or wind in many little bends and twists.

Origin of crinkle

1350-1400; Middle English crinklen; akin to Old English crincan to bend, yield, Dutch krinkelen to crinkle; see cringle, cringe,

Examples for crinkle

She made it crinkle in her fingers within a foot of the old gentleman's face.

We crease the petals with them, and crinkle and vein and curl the outer edges.

Glass would not craze like tiles or mosaic; it would not crinkle as will canvas; it needed no varnish.

In one breed the wool is apt to wither and crinkle like hay on a sun-beaten hillside.

crinkle the edges of the crust; have the crust extend above the edge of the pan to make a deep shell for the filling.

It works on the underside of the leaves along the veins, causing the leaves to pucker, curl and crinkle much as with leaf-curl.

All at once the crinkle of a chill ran across the Chevalier's shoulders.

A storm might sweep it flat, or if neglected too long, it might "crinkle."

A crinkle, a ripple was spreading over the green-blue water.

Cherry leaves are often covered with a grayish powder which in severe cases causes them to curl and crinkle and sometimes to drop.

Word Value for crinkle
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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