crinkle(n = noun.shape) crease, furrow, line, seam, wrinkle - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
is a kind of depression, impression, imprint
is a part of cutis, skin, tegument
has particulars: crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line, dermatoglyphic, frown line, life line, lifeline, line of life, heart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line, line of destiny, line of fate, line of saturn
Derived forms verb crinkle₂, verb crinkle₁, adjective crinkly₁

1.  crinkle(v = verb.contact) crease, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle - make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
is one way to fold, fold up, turn up
Derived form noun crinkle₁
Sample sentences: They crinkle the sheets

2.  crinkle(v = verb.change) crease, crumple, rumple, wrinkle - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"
is one way to fold, fold up
Derived form noun crinkle₁
Sample sentences: The sheets didn't crinkle; These fabrics crinkle easily

   To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl. [1913 Webster]
"The housecrinkled to and fro." [1913 Webster]
"Her face all bowsy,
Comely crinkled,
Wondrously wrinkled." [1913 Webster]
"The flames through all the casements pushing forth,
Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes." [1913 Webster]

   To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when moved. [1913 Webster]
"The green wheat crinkles like a lake." [1913 Webster]
"And all the rooms
Were full of crinkling silks." [1913 Webster]

   A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity. [1913 Webster]
"The crinkles in this glass, making objects appear double." [1913 Webster]

crinkle, n. & v.
--n. a wrinkle or crease in paper, cloth, etc.
--v.
1 intr. form crinkles.
2 tr. form crinkles in.

Idiom:
crinkle-cut (of vegetables) cut with wavy edges.

Derivative:
crinkly adj.

Etymology:
ME f. OE crincan: see CRANK(1)

VB  bend, fork, bifurcate, crinkle.

N  fold, plicature, plait, pleat, ply, crease, tuck, gather, flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, duplicature, gather, wrinkle, rimple, crinkle, crankle, crumple, rumple, rivel, ruck, ruffle, dog's ear, corrugation, frounce, flounce, lapel, pucker, crow's feet, plication, folded, fluted, pleated.

VB  fold, double, plicate, plait, crease, wrinkle, crinkle, crankle, curl, cockle up, cocker, rimple, rumple, flute, frizzle, frounce, rivel, twill, corrugate, ruffle, crimple, crumple, pucker, turn down, double down, down under, tuck, ruck, hem, gather.

crinkle root