Meaning of "crinkle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CRINKLE

Old English crincan to bend, give way; related to Middle Dutch krinkelen to crinkle, Middle High German krank weak, ill, krenken to weaken.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF CRINKLE

ˈkrɪŋkəl

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CRINKLE

Crinkle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb crinkle in English.

WHAT DOES CRINKLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Crinkle

Crinkle may refer to: ▪ Crinkle Crags, a fell in the English Lake District ▪ Crinkle-cutting, a cutting technique in cooking ▪ Chocolate crinkle, a kind of chocolate-flavored cookie covered in white powdered sugar.

Definition of crinkle in the English dictionary

The first definition of crinkle in the dictionary is to form or cause to form wrinkles, twists, or folds. Other definition of crinkle is to make or cause to make a rustling noise. Crinkle is also a wrinkle, twist, or fold.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CRINKLE

PRESENT

Present

I crinkle

you crinkle

he/she/it crinkles

we crinkle

you crinkle

they crinkle

Present continuous

I am crinkling

you are crinkling

he/she/it is crinkling

we are crinkling

you are crinkling

they are crinkling

Present perfect

I have crinkled

you have crinkled

he/she/it has crinkled

we have crinkled

you have crinkled

they have crinkled

Present perfect continuous

I have been crinkling

you have been crinkling

he/she/it has been crinkling

we have been crinkling

you have been crinkling

they have been crinkling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I crinkled

you crinkled

he/she/it crinkled

we crinkled

you crinkled

they crinkled

Past continuous

I was crinkling

you were crinkling

he/she/it was crinkling

we were crinkling

you were crinkling

they were crinkling

Past perfect

I had crinkled

you had crinkled

he/she/it had crinkled

we had crinkled

you had crinkled

they had crinkled

Past perfect continuous

I had been crinkling

you had been crinkling

he/she/it had been crinkling

we had been crinkling

you had been crinkling

they had been crinkling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will crinkle

you will crinkle

he/she/it will crinkle

we will crinkle

you will crinkle

they will crinkle

Future continuous

I will be crinkling

you will be crinkling

he/she/it will be crinkling

we will be crinkling

you will be crinkling

they will be crinkling

Future perfect

I will have crinkled

you will have crinkled

he/she/it will have crinkled

we will have crinkled

you will have crinkled

they will have crinkled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been crinkling

you will have been crinkling

he/she/it will have been crinkling

we will have been crinkling

you will have been crinkling

they will have been crinkling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would crinkle

you would crinkle

he/she/it would crinkle

we would crinkle

you would crinkle

they would crinkle

Conditional continuous

I would be crinkling

you would be crinkling

he/she/it would be crinkling

we would be crinkling

you would be crinkling

they would be crinkling

Conditional perfect

I would have crinkle

you would have crinkle

he/she/it would have crinkle

we would have crinkle

you would have crinkle

they would have crinkle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been crinkling

you would have been crinkling

he/she/it would have been crinkling

we would have been crinkling

you would have been crinkling

they would have been crinkling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you crinkle
we let´s crinkle
you crinkle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to crinkle

Past participle

crinkled

Present Participle

crinkling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «CRINKLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «crinkle» and belong to the same grammatical category.

cockle · crackle · crease · crimp · crimple · crumple · curl · fold · hiss · pucker · ruffle · rumple · rustle · scallop · swish · twist · whisper · wrinkle

TRANSLATION OF CRINKLE

Find out the translation of crinkle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of crinkle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «crinkle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 起皱
• Translator English - Spanish: arrugarse
• English: crinkle
• Translator English - Hindi: crinkle
• Translator English - Arabic: تغضن
• Translator English - Russian: морщинка
• Translator English - Portuguese: dobra
• Translator English - Bengali: সামান্য ভাঁজ
• Translator English - French: gondoler
• Translator English - Malay: Keriting
• Translator English - German: knittern
• Translator English - Japanese: しわ
• Translator English - Korean: 구겨
• Translator English - Javanese: Crinkle
• Translator English - Vietnamese: nhăn
• Translator English - Tamil: சிறிய சுருக்கம்
• Translator English - Marathi: झुरझडणे
• Translator English - Turkish: kırışık
• Translator English - Italian: piega
• Translator English - Polish: marszczą
• Translator English - Ukrainian: зморшка
• Translator English - Romanian: mototoli
• Translator English - Greek: τσαλακώνουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: krenkel
• Translator English - Swedish: skrynkla
• Translator English - Norwegian: crinkle

QUOTES WITH «CRINKLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word crinkle.

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Ron Eglash

If you take your thumb and your index finger and look right where they meet - go ahead and do that now - and relax your hand, you'll see a crinkle, and then a wrinkle within the crinkle, and a crinkle within the wrinkle. Right? Your body is covered with fractals.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CRINKLE»

Discover the use of crinkle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to crinkle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Crinkle Animals Farm

Fun, crinkly, wordless pages featuring soft, pastel illustrations engage toddlers in these portable cloth books. Animals from the farm, including rabbits and billygoats, are presented in this book for the very young.

‎2011

Mustang 1964 1/2-1973 Restoration Guide

Trim Scheme Light blue crinkle vinyl and medium blue rosette pattern vinyl Light blue crinkle vinyl and medium blue crinkle vinyl Red crinkle vinyl and red rosette pattern vinyl Red crinkle all vinyl Black crinkle vinyl and black rosette pattern ...

Earl Davis, 1998

Sophie the Clown in Crinkle Town

“Crinkle Town!” Mr. Spider and Mr. Bones shout in unison. “Oh no, no. Not good news,” Mr. Spider says, shaking his head. “Not good news at all. Miss Sophie, we are terribly sorry to hear ofyour predicament. Very unfortunate,” Mr. Spider says.

Jessica E Paquette, 2013

CRINKLEROOT'S VISIT TO CRINKLE COVE

Everyone's favorite naturalist, Crinkleroot, takes young readers on a trip ashe searches for his friend Sassafrass the snake. Inviting color illustrationstake readers on a trip through natural wonders.

‎1999

Price Guide to Contemporary Collectibles and Limited Editions

NAME YEAR LIMIT ISSUE TREND CLOTHTIQUE SANTAS COLLECTION * □ WISHES COME TRUE 9" * OP 59.00 59.00 □ WORKBENCH SANTA 8" 1990 RT 72.00 75.00 □ YULETIDE JOURNEY 10" 1994 OP 50.00 56.00 CRINKLE CLAUS ...

Mary Sieber, 2004

Analysis of the Conformational Switch Involved in the ...

Turnip Crinkle Virus (TCV) Turnip crinkle virus (TCV), which belongs to the Tombusviridae family has been extensively used for in vitro studies of cis-acting elements involved in regulating minus- strand synthesis during plus-strand viral ...

Anna T. George, 2007

A Guide to English Grammar: Conjugation of Verbs Volume IV

I crinkle 1. We crinkle 2. You crinkle 2. You crinkle 3. He/she/it crinkles 3. They crinkle Past Tense Singular Plural 1. I crinkled 1. We crinkled 2. You crinkled 2. You crinkled 3. He/she/it crinkled 3. They crinkled Future Tense Singular Plural 1.

Bessie Brooks, 2012

Mechanisms Involved in Symptom Modulation by Turnip Crinkle ...

Turnip crinkle virus (TCV) (family Tombusviridae , genus Carmovirus) is a positive-strand RNA virus.

Fengli Zhang, 2006

Featherweight 221 - The Perfect Portable: And Its Stitches ...

The black crinkle type of finish suggests use where light reflection from shiny surfaces might be a problem. This is an apparent link to our military services with their olive drab, battleship gray, and camouflage color schemes. However, this ...

Nancy Johnson-Srebro, 2010

Crinkle Nose

As Alex progresses through his years as a medical student, this novel juxtaposes his emotional, physical and spiritual growth with his divided loyalties to these two women.

M. D. Ph. D. Andrew Freese, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CRINKLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term crinkle is used in the context of the following news items.

How Shake Shake's fry screw-up allowed it to make fried chicken …

In 2013, Shake Shack decided to switch its fries, going from crinkle cut fries to something fresher, and home made. Rosati says that everything ... «Businessinsider India, Jul 15»

Sprouts Farmers Market plans to open in Overland Park's Nall Hills

The company specializes in chicken fingers made from premium chicken that has never been frozen, as well as crinkle-cut fries, coleslaw and ... «Kansas City Star, Jul 15»

These women found their sweet spots, open bakeries

... cookies, dipped in white chocolate) or “Mmmoreo” (vanilla creme between chocolate crinkle cookies, an upscale twist on familiar Oreos). «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»

Taste Test: Bite-Size Decadent Cookies From Chef Carla Hall

She is currently making combinations such as oatmeal, cranberry and white chocolate; lemon black pepper shortbread; black forest crinkle, and ... «Forbes, Jul 15»

Surprising shortbread

But not the usual run of crinkle-doodle-snapper-chipper-roos that gets us through the school year. Summer is for shortbread. The recipe is ... «San Angelo Standard Times, Jul 15»

Why Shake Shack Keeps Falling

Its menu offers burgers, crinkle-cut fries, hot dogs, shakes, soda, frozen custard, wine, and beer. For pet owners, Shake Shack also offers treats ... «Market Realist, Jul 15»

Trade Press

This small top hat, in mauve and purple colours, has built in crinkle effect in the top and three different cat toys hanging from the inside of the ... «UKPets, Jul 15»

In the Dog House

But wait, they make crinkle fries: hot, salty, crispy, crinkle fries. Feeling a little reckless? They can cover them with lashings of neon orange ... «Durham Herald Sun, Jul 15»

Smith's sparks 'bags of air' fury with shrinking potato chip packets

Snack supremo Smith's has crunched the size of Smith's crinkle cut potato chips and Doritos corn chips to 170g, down from 175g. «Herald Sun, Jul 15»

Maricopa County animal shelters full after July 4th holiday

Although Flash is front declawed, he still pretends to use a scratching post and he will go bonkers while he plays with a crinkle toy. When he ... «azcentral.com, Jul 15»