2. Noun. The act or sound or something being crinkled. ¹
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Definition of Crinkling
1. crinkle [v] - See also: crinkle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Crinkling
Literary usage of Crinkling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Cyclopædic Dictionary of the Mang'anja Language Spoken in British Central by David Clement Ruffelle Scott (1892)
"DRAWING TOGETHER, crinkling, from Nyau nyau, KEELING OF ONE'S SKIN fright or
other cause .... crinkling ..."
2. The World's Best Poetry by Bliss Carman (1904)
"The winds are fresh; she ‘s driving fast Upon the bending tide; The crinkling
sail, and crinkling mast, Go with her side by side. ..."
3. Phytopathology by American Phytopathological Society (1917)
"Histological studies show that the crinkling of the leaves is due to necrosis of
certain epidermal and cortical cells of the veins, followed by the growth ..."
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