crinkly
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crin·kle
(krĭng′kəl)v. crin·kled, crin·kling, crin·kles
v.intr.
1. To form wrinkles or ripples.
2. To make a soft crackling sound; rustle.
v.tr.
To cause to crinkle.
n.
A wrinkle, ripple, or fold.
[From Middle English crinkled, full of turnings; akin to cringe.]
crin′kly adj.
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crinkly
(ˈkrɪŋklɪ)adj
wrinkled; crinkled
n, pl -lies
slang derogatory an old person
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Adj. | 1. | crinkly - uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves uneven - not even or uniform as e.g. in shape or texture; "an uneven color"; "uneven ground"; "uneven margins"; "wood with an uneven grain" |
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crinkly
adjective wrinkled, gathered, creased, fluted, ruffled, kinky, furrowed, puckered, wrinkly a dress made of crinkly material
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Translations
أجْعَد، مُتَجَعِّـد
kadeřavýzkroucený
krøllet
krumpaîur, gáróttur
crinkly
[ˈkrɪŋklɪ] ADJ (crinklier (compar) (crinkliest (superl))) [hair] (= very curly) → rizado, crespo; [paper etc] (= having wrinkles, creases) → arrugado; [leaves etc] → crespadoCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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[ˈkrɪŋkli] adj [hair] → crépu(e); [eyes] → plissé(e); [face] → ridé(e); [smile] → ridé(e); [paper, fabric] → gaufré(e)Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
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[ˈkrɪŋklɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (hair) → crespo/a; (paper) → crespato/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
crinkle
(ˈkriŋkl) verb to (cause to) wrinkle or curl. The paper is too crinkled for use in my computer's printer.
ˈcrinkly adjectivegrey crinkly hair.
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