"crimple" meaning in English

See crimple in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: crimples [present, singular, third-person], crimpling [participle, present], crimpled [participle, past], crimpled [past]
Rhymes: -ɪmpəl Etymology: From Middle English crymplen, equivalent to crimp + -le (frequentative suffix). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|crymplen}} Middle English crymplen, {{af|en|crimp|-le|pos2=frequentative suffix}} crimp + -le (frequentative suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} crimple (third-person singular simple present crimples, present participle crimpling, simple past and past participle crimpled)
  1. (archaic) to crumple, crimp Tags: archaic

Inflected forms

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