Walter Kirn

I remember the first time I went to Italy when I was eighteen, I was in Florence and there were all these eighteen, nineteen, twenty-year-olds gliding past on Vespas with crinkly, long, hair, and I thought I was on the set of a movie. I couldn't believe that this was going on and I hadn't known about it before. I was flabbergasted.

American Novelist

Frank Deford

The NBA Schedule was made up by one man, Eddie Gottlieb, who had owned the Philadelphia Warriors. Eddie had a Buddha-like body and a crinkly smile, and because he had also been an owner in baseball's old Negro leagues, he was known as the Mogul.

American Writer

Diane Guerrero

I would have had a much different story to tell if I had been imprisoned after being separated from my family, without a warm bed and only the cold faces of ICE agents and the crinkly feeling of a Mylar blanket.

American Actress

Use 'crinkly' to describe textures that have multiple small folds or wrinkles, often with a dry feel.

Texture Association

'Crinkly' often creates a mental image of something irregularly wrinkled or wavy, and can convey age or use.

Visual Imagery

'Crinkly' can imply coziness or homeliness when describing certain objects or textures.

Emotional Connotation

Use 'crinkly' to characterize sounds that are sharp and discontinuous, like the noise of wrapping paper.

Describing Sounds

'Crinkly' can mimic the sound it represents, reminiscent of 'crackly' or 'crunchy'.

Onomatopoeic Use

When used to describe sounds, 'crinkly' can suggest a disturbing or unpleasant auditory experience.

Conveys Annoyance

 to give the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art that crinkly, sculptural quality. The architect Stefano Boeri even created living facades. This is his Vertical Forest, a pair of apartment towers in Milan, whose most visible feature is greenery.