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rypistyä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • crinkle verb To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
  • crumple verb To crush something into creases and wrinkles.
  • frill noun A strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
  • wrinkle noun A small crease or fold in an otherwise smooth surface, especially skin or fabric.

Senses

rypistyä is used for these senses in English:

  • crinkle (ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
  • crumple (intransitive) To become wrinkled.
  • wrinkle (intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.

crinkle — full definition

  1. verb To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
  2. verb To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.

crumple — full definition

  1. verb To crush something into creases and wrinkles.
  2. verb To collapse, give way, or fall apart, often suddenly.

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