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crinkle

[kring-kuhl] / ˈkrɪŋ kəl /


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He made sure to sleep atop paperwork so it didn’t crinkle, and that the computer keyboard was in proper working order as he tested it by walking across it.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2023

His voice is backed by light bass plucks, piano chords in the key of C and the crinkle of thousands of tiny plastic wrappers being peeled back.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2022

Macfarlane, a seasoned lead of a dozen-plus straight Hallmark holiday romances including “Sense, Sensibility and Snowmen” and “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas,” is skilled at a Labradoresque eyebrow crinkle that could make anyone swoon.

From New York Times • Sep. 29, 2022

They are tossed in Nashville seasoning and served with crinkle cut fries.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2022

I put my fingers in my pocket and feel the crinkle of the crisp twenty.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist




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