crin·kle /ˈkrɪŋkəl/
皺,縮,波紋(vt.)使皺,使縮,起皺(vi.)皺,捲曲
Crin·kle v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crinkled p. pr. & vb. n. Crinkling ] To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.
The house░s crinkled to and fro. --Chaucer.
Her face all bowsy,
Comely crinkled,
Wondrously wrinkled. --Skelton.
The flames through all the casements pushing forth,
Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes. --Mrs. Browning.
Crin·kle, v. i. To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
The green wheat crinkles like a lake. --L. T. Trowbridge.
And all the rooms
Were full of crinkling silks. --Mrs. Browning.
Crin·kle, n. A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
The crinkles in this glass, making objects appear double. --A. Tucker.
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crinkle
n : a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his
face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
[syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, seam, line]
v 1: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress
got wrinkled" [syn: wrinkle, ruckle, crease, scrunch,
scrunch up, crisp]
2: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
wrinkle" [syn: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease]