Used in a Sentence

crinkly

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for crinkly.

Editorial note

Regarding crinkly clothes: generally if you hang up a wet shirt to dry, it gets less crinkly than in a tumble drier.

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Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

Having crinkles; wrinkly.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of crinkly gathered in one view.

adjective

Having crinkles; wrinkly.

adjective

That crinkles.

noun

(derogatory) An old person.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for crinkly.

Example sentences

1

Regarding crinkly clothes: generally if you hang up a wet shirt to dry, it gets less crinkly than in a tumble drier.

2

To me, the red crinkly line just means that I should edit that word myself.

3

Especially things like kinako dango, with powder falling out of their crinkly plastic containers that don't seal shut.

4

Although to fully match the analogy, there'd need to be some form of Kotlin+swift hybrid with a crinkly wrapper.

5

Small items come packed in thick, crinkly plastic that doesn’t hold any form once it has been emptied of its product.

6

These fats are crinkly shaped and have bends in them because of the double bonds.

7

OK now let's find the guy that invented those crinkly Sun Chips bags.

8

Trans fats change the orientation of hydrogen so that they're straight rather than crinkly and subsequently solid at room temperature rather than liquid.

9

Imagine something that approximates the experience of the crinkly bag, oily smell and physical crunch sensation of chips that then evaporates after the crunch.

10

It also tends to result in crinkly clothes (especially shirts and towels).

11

I think approximate linear distance is closer to a practical measurement than crinkly measurements.

12

The diversity poetry is a crinkly piece of tin foil everyone is supposed to look at while the profits get privatized and the losses get socialized.

Quote examples

1

Like Arnold Rimmer in "Red Dwarf" I am acceptably meh at colouring in the crinkly bits in Geography but not much else.

2

Just to add to that (for GP, obviously): if "drawing" seems too abstract or calculating the area on the fly seems too hard, you can get similar intuition by generating a wiggly/crinkly sequence (technical term) of numbers on your computer, then repeatedly take cumulative sums.

3

“Let me help you." And they’re off, moving quickly through the neighborhood as Amélie provides a running commentary: The golden bust of a horse hanging over a shop is missing an ear; that laughing is the florist, who has crinkly eyes; there are lollipops in the bakery window.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use crinkly in a sentence?

Regarding crinkly clothes: generally if you hang up a wet shirt to dry, it gets less crinkly than in a tumble drier.

What does crinkly mean?

Having crinkles; wrinkly.

What part of speech is crinkly?

crinkly is commonly used as adjective, noun.