Definitions for crinkles

crinkles crin·kle

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

Crinkles is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 315 anagrams from letters in crinkles (ceiklnrs).

Definitions for crinkles

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 crinkles

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

Examples for crinkles

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

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.

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

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."

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

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

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

Word Value for crinkles
Scrable

13

Words with friends

16

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