I hate the sound that cellophane makes when you crinkle it.
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Crinkle
//ˈkɹɪŋkəl//
Synonyms for "crinkle" (99 found)
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6 entriesSynonyms
2 entriesderived
8 entriesetymologically related_to
1 entriesrelated to
6 entriesTranslations
27 translations across 9 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- бръчка noun (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness)
- гънка noun (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness)
- извивка noun (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness)
- чупка noun (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness)
Esperanto
1 entries- ĉifi verb (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad)
Finnish
4 entries- ryppy noun (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness)
- kahista verb (to rustle)
- krepata verb (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad)
- rypistyä verb (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad)
French
2 entries- froisser verb (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad)
- froufrouter verb (to rustle)
German
4 entries- Falte noun (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness)
- Fältchen noun (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness)
- knittern verb (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad)
- rauschen verb (to rustle)
Greek
1 entries- θροΐζω verb (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad)
Persian
1 entries- گرنج noun (wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness)
Portuguese
1 entries- dobrar verb (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad)
Russian
1 entries- смина́ть verb (to fold, crease, crumple, or wad)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
My dog goes crazy when she hears the bag of dog food crinkle.
Source: tatoeba (10240392)
He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.
Source: wiktionary
The old man's lined face crinkled into a smile.
Source: wiktionary
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.