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crinkly

[ kring-klee ]

adjective

crinklier, crinkliest.
  1. having crinkles.
  2. making a rustling noise.


crinkly

/ ˈ°ì°ùɪŋ°ì±ôɪ /

adjective

  1. wrinkled; crinkled
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. slang.
    an old person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of crinkly1

First recorded in 1820–30; crinkle + -y 1
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Once cooled, they went into crinkly cellophane bags from Party Central, each one tied with a bit of lilac curling ribbon.

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“Your hair, soft and crinkly / Your body, strong and stately,†Flack sings against a laidback groove, “You don’t have to search and roam / ’Cause I got your love at home.â€

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They fill those crinkly carnival bags with buttery kernels and pour lemonade into small Dixie cups.

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Yet her latest offering is her most interesting in years: “Visions,†a funky, gently psychedelic garage-soul record that puts her sultry vocals amid fuzzy guitars, off-kilter drums and crinkly vintage keyboards.

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Critics likened Mr. Wagoner to a sweet-spirited cherub or a crinkly eyed teddy bear.

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