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  • noun Plural form of crinkle.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crinkle.

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Examples

  • She looked at Cheepy-cheepy lying next to the bereaved mother and hollowed her cheeks; a hungry look widened her eyes slightly although they were practically buried in crinkles.

    Excerpt: Brick Lane by Monica Ali 2003

  • She told the crowd that chiropractic care has played an important role in her life in helping to maintain optimal levels of fitness and keeping the "crinkles" in her spine to a minimum.

    Chiropractic News 2008

  • Splashes, crinkles and stains obscure favorite recipes—do these cookies call for 3 cups or ¾ of a cup of flour?

    Tablet as Sous Chef 2012

  • His hair was totally silver, but his skin was surprisingly smooth except for crinkles at the corners of his eyes—eyes as silver as his hair.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

  • He pulled it out of his mouth, smoothed the crinkles and read what his wife had written: "Be in aisle 10 of Home Depot tonight at 6 p.m."

    Meet the Marriage Killer Elizabeth Bernstein 2012

  • While you, like me, may have arrived at a repertoire of greatest hits over the years—like the molasses crinkles my grandmother cribbed from a Wesson Oil cookbook, and the candy canes from Betty Crocker's Cooky Book that my mother taught me to roll across our Formica counter—each December still demands a new challenge.

    Wunderbar Cookies Sarah Karnasiewicz 2011

  • His hair was totally silver, but his skin was surprisingly smooth except for crinkles at the corners of his eyes—eyes as silver as his hair.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

  • His hair was totally silver, but his skin was surprisingly smooth except for crinkles at the corners of his eyes—eyes as silver as his hair.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

  • Vagaries and broad pictures have too much wiggle room, too many gaps and crinkles to get mired in.

    Sitting down, getting it done « 2009

  • His hair was totally silver, but his skin was surprisingly smooth except for crinkles at the corners of his eyes—eyes as silver as his hair.

    Haven Kristi Cook 2011

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