Crinkly
adjective
Has a lot of small, sharp bends or folds.
She had crinkly hair that was tied up in a bun.
Often appears as...
- crinkly hair
- crinkly paper
adjective
Making a sharp, high noise.
The crinkly sound of plastic being stepped on.
Often appears as...
- crinkly sound
- crinkly plastic
adjective
Has a lot of small, sharp bends or folds.
She had crinkly hair that was tied up in a bun.
Often appears as...
- crinkly hair
- crinkly paper
adjective
Making a sharp, high noise.
The crinkly sound of plastic being stepped on.
Often appears as...
- crinkly sound
- crinkly plastic
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Pro Tip 1/3Texture Association
Use 'crinkly' to describe textures that have multiple small folds or wrinkles, often with a dry feel.
The crinkly surface of the dried leaves underfoot signalled autumn's arrival.
Pro Tip 2/3Visual Imagery
'Crinkly' often creates a mental image of something irregularly wrinkled or wavy, and can convey age or use.
Grandpa's crinkly smile lines told the story of a life filled with laughter.
Pro Tip 3/3Emotional Connotation
'Crinkly' can imply coziness or homeliness when describing certain objects or textures.
Her crinkly cardigan gave a sense of warmth and comfort on the chilly evening.
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Why glass towers are bad...
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.
Video examples
Why glass towers are bad...
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.
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Quote examples
Walter Kirn
American Novelist
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.
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Frank Deford
American Writer
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.
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Diane Guerrero
American Actress
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.
Quote examples
Walter Kirn
American Novelist
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.
Quote examples
Frank Deford
American Writer
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.
Quote examples
Diane Guerrero
American Actress
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.
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