0 present participle of crinkle --
1 to become covered in many small lines and folds, or to cause something to do this: --
The books are bound with the grain of the paper to ensure that they open easily and lie flat without crinkling or buckling.
It is also susceptible to the beet leaf curl virus, which causes crinkling and stunting of the leaves.
We could hardly hear them crinkling together.
In this child's overcoat there is a crinkling noise after cleaning which is enough to send a child to a mental home.
Draughts for fingers quivering for a crinkling wage packet.
Apparently we subconsciously check for evidence of a "duchenne," or genuine, smile which causes crinkling of the folds around the eye.
