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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/ Audio: en-us-crinkle.ogg [US] Forms: crinkles [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl Etymology: From Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), from Old English *crinclian, 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”). Cognate with North Frisian krenge, krönge (“to obtain, reach, attain”), Dutch krinkelen (“to turn, wind”). Related to cringe. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|crenclen||to bend, buckle}} Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), {{inh|en|ang|*crinclian}} Old English *crinclian, {{inh|en|ang|crincan||to yield}} Old English crincan (“to yield”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kringaną||to turn, to fall, to yield}} Proto-Germanic *kringaną (“to turn, to fall, to yield”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*ger-||to turn, wind}} Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, wind”), {{cog|frr|krenge}} North Frisian krenge, {{cog|nl|krinkelen||to turn, wind}} Dutch krinkelen (“to turn, wind”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} crinkle (plural crinkles)
  1. A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness. Translations (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness): бръчка (brăčka) (Bulgarian), чупка (čupka) (Bulgarian), гънка (gănka) (Bulgarian), извивка (izvivka) (Bulgarian), ryppy (Finnish), Falte [feminine] (German), Fältchen [neuter] (German), گرنج (garenj) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-crinkle-en-noun-R1RxvQI~ Categories (other): Breads Disambiguation of Breads: 21 21 25 16 18 Disambiguation of 'wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness': 96 1 3
  2. The act of crinkling.
    Sense id: en-crinkle-en-noun-gkqQKBos Categories (other): Breads Disambiguation of Breads: 21 21 25 16 18
  3. (baking) Chocolate crinkle; a type of cookie made of primarily cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and water
    Sense id: en-crinkle-en-noun-PntlFksM Categories (other): Baking, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Breads, Cakes and pastries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 4 60 20 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 12 48 16 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 7 69 11 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 5 63 22 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 9 45 21 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 11 11 51 18 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 11 11 49 17 12 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 11 52 16 9 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 11 11 49 17 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 10 10 54 18 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 13 8 49 22 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 11 10 49 18 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 10 10 49 20 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 11 51 18 9 Disambiguation of Breads: 21 21 25 16 18 Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 10 10 58 14 8 Topics: baking, cooking, food, lifestyle
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: crinklebutt, crinkle-crankle, crinkle-cut, crinkle-leaved poison, crinkle-patterned, crinkleroot, crinkly

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈkɹɪŋkəl/ Audio: en-us-crinkle.ogg [US] Forms: crinkles [present, singular, third-person], crinkling [participle, present], crinkled [participle, past], crinkled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪŋkəl Etymology: From Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), from Old English *crinclian, 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”). Cognate with North Frisian krenge, krönge (“to obtain, reach, attain”), Dutch krinkelen (“to turn, wind”). Related to cringe. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|crenclen||to bend, buckle}} Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), {{inh|en|ang|*crinclian}} Old English *crinclian, {{inh|en|ang|crincan||to yield}} Old English crincan (“to yield”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*kringaną||to turn, to fall, to yield}} Proto-Germanic *kringaną (“to turn, to fall, to yield”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*ger-||to turn, wind}} Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, wind”), {{cog|frr|krenge}} North Frisian krenge, {{cog|nl|krinkelen||to turn, wind}} Dutch krinkelen (“to turn, wind”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} crinkle (third-person singular simple present crinkles, present participle crinkling, simple past and past participle crinkled)
  1. (ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad. Tags: ambitransitive Translations (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad): набръчквам (nabrăčkvam) (Bulgarian), нагъвам (nagăvam) (Bulgarian), 皺 /皱 (zhòu) (Chinese Mandarin), ĉifi (Esperanto), rypistää (Finnish), rypistyä (Finnish), rypyttää (Finnish), krepata (Finnish), froisser (French), knittern (German), zerknittern (German), sich verziehen (German), sich in Falten legen (German), θροΐζω (throḯzo) (Greek), dobrar (Portuguese), смина́ть (sminátʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-crinkle-en-verb-BSlCXAxf Categories (other): Breads Disambiguation of Breads: 21 21 25 16 18 Disambiguation of 'to fold, crease, crumple, or wad': 99 1
  2. (intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved. Tags: intransitive Translations (to rustle): шумоля (šumolja) (Bulgarian), kahista (Finnish), froufrouter (French), rauschen (German)
    Sense id: en-crinkle-en-verb-qVKp65qK Categories (other): Breads Disambiguation of Breads: 21 21 25 16 18 Disambiguation of 'to rustle': 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: uncrinkle

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Fältchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "garenj",
      "sense": "wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness",
      "word": "گرنج"
    }
  ],
  "word": "crinkle"
}

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