crinkle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of CRINKLE

to make small sounds usually by rubbing or moving <a paper seat cover that crinkles with every move>

Synonyms rustle

Related Words crackle, crepitate; creak, squeak; swoosh, whoosh; babble, gurgle, murmur, sigh, whisper

to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in <crinkled the candy wrapper up and threw it away>

Synonyms crinkle, rumple, scrunch, wrinkle

Related Words corrugate, crease, crimp, fold, pleat, pucker, ruck; crisp, ripple, ruffle; contract, furrow, knit; mess (up), muss (up)

Near Antonyms even, iron, press, straighten; unfold; neaten, tidy

Antonyms flatten, iron out, smooth, smoothen, uncrumple

to develop creases or folds <her forehead crinkled in consternation when her guests failed to arrive on time>

Synonyms crease, crinkle, furrow, rumple

Related Words collapse, crumple, double, fold

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