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# crinkle

verb (crinkle, crinkles, crinkled, crinkling); noun (a crinkle, crinkles)

«crinkle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To crinkle means to form many small folds or lines, or to make something do that. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinkle/#m1)
2. A crinkle is a small fold or line, like in paper or skin. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinkle/#m2)
3. To crinkle can mean to make a soft crackling sound, like a crisp packet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinkle/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life paper, foil and crisp packets crinkle; your nose crinkles when you smell something bad, and eyes crinkle at the corners when people smile. In stories it shows a face's expression or the sound of wrappers. Phrases: «crinkle your nose», «crinkle-cut chips/crisps», «crinkly paper».

### Examples

- She crinkled her nose at the smell. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinkle/#x1)
- His eyes crinkled when he laughed. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinkle/#x2)
- The sweet wrapper crinkled in my hand. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinkle/#x3)
- Old paper crinkles when it gets wet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinkle/#x4)
- We bought crinkle-cut chips. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinkle/#x5)
- There were tiny crinkles in the tissue paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinkle/#x6)
- Grandpa's face crinkled into a smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinkle/#x7)
- The leaves crinkled under our feet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinkle/#x8)

### Note

Regular verb: crinkled, crinkling (drop e). Adjective: crinkly. «Crinkle» means small soft folds; «crease» is a sharp fold line; «wrinkle» is often used for skin and cloth.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «crinkle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crinkle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«crinkle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/crinkle.html) on Mova free.