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Noun crinkle has 1 sense
- wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
--1 is a kind of depression, impression, imprint
--1 is a part of skin, tegument, cutis
--1 has particulars:
Verb crinkle has 2 senses
- wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp - make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress got wrinkled"
--1 is one way to fold, fold up, turn up
Sample sentence:
They crinkle the sheets
- rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkle - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"
--2 is one way to fold, fold up
Sample sentences:
The sheets didn't crinkle
These fabrics crinkle easily
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