/kring"keuhl/ , v. , crinkled, crinkling , n.
v.t. , v.i.
1. to wrinkle; crimple; ripple.
2. to make slight, sharp sounds; rustle.
3. to turn or wind in many little bends and twists.
n.
4. a wrinkle or ripple.
5. a crinkling sound.
6. a turn or twist.
[ 1350-1400; ME crinklen; akin to OE crincan to bend, yield, D krinkelen to crinkle; see CRINGLE, CRINGE, CRANK, -LE ]