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Meanings of crinkled in English

Uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves.

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Usage of crinkled in English
1
Thaniel crinkled the paper down with his fingertip once she had gone.
The Watchmaker of Filigree Street
2
It looked tumbled and crinkled, the beauty altogether gone out of it.
Verner's Pride
3
After they have been arranged, the edges may be crinkled down somewhat.
Make Your Own Hats
4
His red skin crinkled like cellophane, and Sissy could hear it crackle.
Death Mask
5
It made me smile and my cheeks crinkled, sensitive from yesterday's sunburn.
Crazy for the storm: a memoir of survival
6
Inside there are three crinkled singles and an unused scratch-off lottery ticket.
Deadfall
7
Her hair had fallen loose and crinkled to her waist, all agleam.
The Spoilers
8
His smile crinkled, as if he were just barely holding back laughter.
Cruel Beauty
9
Her forehead crinkled as I download the Alexa app on her phone.
Wired
10
Rose's lace-festooned pink satin dress crinkled as she leapt down the steps.
Eros, philia, agape
11
He stood there in tight, scuffed jeans and a crinkled gray turtleneck.
Through the grinder
12
She crinkled her brows and smiled back at the doctor, answering frankly-
The Fortunes of the Farrells
13
There seemed to be nothing of substance under the crinkled white paper.
A necessary evil
14
Maybe. She crinkled up the bag and set it on the floor.
Stay Out from the Basement
15
Tony's face crinkled up, despite his efforts to keep a blank expression.
Million-dollar marriage merger
16
A frown crinkled his brow below the sticky strands of tawny hair.
The Reality Dysfunction
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Crinkled through the time
Crinkled across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common