Crossword clues for crinkled
crinkled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crinkled \Crin"kled\ (kr?n"k'ld), a.
Having short bends, turns, or wrinkles; wrinkled; wavy;
zigzag. ``The crinkled lightning.''
--Lowell.
Crinkle \Crin"kle\ (kr[i^][ng]"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crinkled (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crinkling (-kl[i^]ng).] [A dim., fr. the root of cringe; akin to D. krinkelen to wind or twist. Cf. Cringle, Cringe.] To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.
The house?s crinkled to and fro.
--Chaucer.
Her face all bowsy,
Comely crinkled,
Wondrously wrinkled.
--Skelton.
The flames through all the casements pushing forth,
Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes.
--Mrs.
Browning.
Wiktionary
Having crinkles v
(en-past of: crinkle)
WordNet
Usage examples of "crinkled".
But Belwar narrowed his dark gray eyes and crinkled his hooked nose, beginning to understand what the king was leading up to.
The crinkled man scuffled his feet on the mat, rubbed his spectacles on his dirty overalls, and followed him in.
The crinkled man's long crinkled face regarded him closely, immense compassion in the eyes.
The crinkled man seemed unable to understand how irritated he was, which of course made the irritation all the greater.
The crinkled man politely removed the twirling pepper shaker from his hand, and Mabel said with subdued ferocity, "Well, go on then, don't be ashamed to admit it if you've got no aim in life.
But when she peeped once at the crinkled man, he was watching her hard, and his eyes held that penetrating quality again.
Mabel began, but the crinkled man silenced her with a gesture and turned to Arthur.
The crinkled man had bored right through Arthur's obtuseness and anger and touched a vital spot.
An old man with a face as pink as a sunset sat in a rocking chair and nodded contentedly when Jennifer and the crinkled man entered.
Jennifer left the crinkled man admiring them while she ran to fetch her mother from the yard.
Arthur stretched out a hand, for the crinkled man had moved toward the door.
There was a long silence which the crinkled man seemed to break only with reluctance.
After a moment's hesitation, the crinkled man turned and went to the door.
When the crinkled man entered the room, she came close to him and stared at him, nodding to herself.
It was about the size of a human torso, a dark crinkled shell sprayed with rays of frost where liquids had frozen during its brief exposure to space.