crinkle
7 synonyms for crinkle, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To squeeze or bend something so it gets small, uneven folds.
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Etymology
Came into English via Middle English crenclen ("to bend, buckle"), from Old English *crinclian, a frequentative form of Old English crincan ("to yield"), from Proto-Germanic *kringaną ("to turn, to fall, to yield"), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- ("to turn, wind"). It is cognate with North Frisian krenge, krönge ("to o...
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