Crinkle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈɪŋkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/kɹˈɪŋkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kɹˈɪŋkəl/

1 syllable Say it as /kɹˈɪŋkəl/.

Examples

his face has many lines
ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
The dress got wrinkled

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scrunch furrow crumple line seam ruckle scrunch up crisp rumple wrinkle crease

Parts of Speech

noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface “his face has many lines”
verb	make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in “The dress got wrinkled”
verb	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased “This fabric won't wrinkle”

Word Forms

wrinkle	verb	make wrinkled or creased
furrow	verb	make wrinkled or creased
crease	verb	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
crinkly	adjective	uneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
crinkle	verb	become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
line	verb	mark with lines
wrinkle	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crease	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crinkle	noun	a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

knistern

eine leichte Vertiefung in der Glätte einer Oberfläche

🇫🇷French

gondoler

une légère dépression dans la douceur d'une surface

🇪🇸Spanish

arruga

una ligera depresión en la suavidad de una superficie

🇮🇹Italian

piega

una leggera depressione nella levigatezza di una superficie

🇳🇱Dutch

kreukelen

een lichte depressie in de gladheid van een oppervlak

🇵🇹Portuguese

dobra

uma ligeira depressão na suavidade de uma superfície

🇷🇺Russian

мять

небольшое углубление в гладкости поверхности

India

🇧🇩Bengali

কুঁচকানো

একটি পৃষ্ঠের মসৃণতা একটি সামান্য বিষণ্নতা

🇮🇳Tamil

சுருக்கம்

ஒரு மேற்பரப்பின் மென்மையில் ஒரு சிறிய தாழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

ముడతలు పడతాయి

ఉపరితలం యొక్క సున్నితత్వంలో స్వల్ప మాంద్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

कुरकुरीत होणे

पृष्ठभागाच्या गुळगुळीतपणामध्ये थोडीशी उदासीनता

🇮🇳Gujarati

કરચલીઓ

સપાટીની સરળતામાં થોડી મંદી

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸುಕ್ಕುಗಟ್ಟುತ್ತದೆ

ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯ ಮೃದುತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಖಿನ್ನತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചുളിവുകൾ

ഒരു പ്രതലത്തിൻ്റെ സുഗമമായ ഒരു ചെറിയ മാന്ദ്യം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕਰਿੰਕਲ

ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਦੀ ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਉਦਾਸੀਨਤਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

کرنکنا

سطح کی ہمواری میں ہلکا سا تناؤ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

起皱

表面光滑度的轻微凹陷

🇯🇵Japanese

しわが寄る

表面の滑らかさにおけるわずかな凹み

🇰🇷Korean

주름

표면의 매끄러움이 약간 함몰됨

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhăn

một vết lõm nhẹ ở độ mịn của bề mặt

🇹🇭Thai

ย่น

ความหดหู่เล็กน้อยในความเรียบของพื้นผิว

🇮🇩Indonesian

belok

sedikit depresi pada kehalusan permukaan

🇵🇭Filipino

kulubot

isang bahagyang pagkalumbay sa kinis ng isang ibabaw

🇲🇾Malay

berkerut

kemurungan sedikit dalam kelicinan permukaan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تغضن

انخفاض طفيف في نعومة السطح

🇮🇷Persian

چین خوردگی

فرورفتگی جزئی در صافی سطح

🇹🇷Turkish

kırışık

bir yüzeyin pürüzsüzlüğünde hafif bir çöküntü

🇮🇱Hebrew

לקמט

שקע קל בחלקות של משטח

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