Definition of Crinkling

1. Verb. (present participle of crinkle) ¹

2. Noun. The act or sound or something being crinkled. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crinkling

1. crinkle [v] - See also: crinkle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crinkling

crinis
crinite
crinites
crinitory
crinivirus
criniviruses
crinkle
crinkle-root
crinkle root
crinkled
crinkleroot
crinkles
crinklier
crinkliest
crinkliness
crinkling
crinklings
crinkly
crinky
crinogenic
crinoid
crinoidal
crinoidean
crinoideans
crinoids
crinoline
crinolined
crinolines
crinophagy
crinose

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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