different between crinkle vs scrimple
crinkle
English
Etymology
From Middle English crenclen (“to bend, buckle”), from Old English *crinclian, frequentative form of Old English crincan (“to yield”), from Proto-Germanic *kringan? (“to turn, to fall, to yield”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to turn, wind”). Cognate with North Frisian krenge, krönge (“to obtain, reach, attain”), Dutch krinkelen (“to turn, wind”). Related to cringe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?k???k?l/
- Rhymes: -??k?l
Verb
crinkle (third-person singular simple present crinkles, present participle crinkling, simple past and past participle crinkled)
- (transitive, intransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
- (intransitive) To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
- 1908, John Townsend Trowbridge, Vagabonds and other poems
- The green wheat crinkles like a lake.
- 1856, Elizabeth Browning, Aurora Leigh
- All the rooms were full of crinkling silks.
- 1908, John Townsend Trowbridge, Vagabonds and other poems
Derived terms
- crinkle-patterned
- uncrinkle
Translations
Noun
crinkle (plural crinkles)
- A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
- The act of crinkling
Derived terms
- crinkly
Translations
Anagrams
- Clinker, clinker
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scrimple
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?mp?l
Verb
scrimple (third-person singular simple present scrimples, present participle scrimpling, simple past and past participle scrimpled)
- To save money.
- To scorch.
- To crumple or crinkle.
Anagrams
- crimples
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