CRINKLE

I. verb (~d; crinkling) Etymology: Middle English crynkelen; akin to Old English cringan to yield Date: 14th century intransitive verb 1. to form many short bends or ripples, wrinkle , to give forth a thin crackling sound ; rustle , transitive verb to cause to ~ ; make ~s in, II. noun Date: 1596 wrinkle , corrugation , pucker , any of several virus diseases of plants marked by crinkling of leaves, crinkly adjective