crease
noun
a ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
creased
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past participleof crease.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof crease.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
creasenouna ridge or groove produced in anything by folding, heat, pressure, etc.; fold; furrow.
Example Sentences
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In fact a laundry list of laundry terms could apply: folded, pressed, softened, agitated, pleated, creased, puckered.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
His blue patterned shirt creased around the knuckle of his thumb.
From BBC ● May 27, 2025
Khalil’s tired eyes creased at the corners, and a smile spread slowly across his face.
From Slate ● May 2, 2025
Mr. Thompson took out his reading glasses to deliver the announcement onstage, reading from a script scrawled across a creased notecard.
From New York Times ● May 15, 2024
Briefly, still asleep, the tears stopped, and her face creased and upturned itself into a sudden laugh—a choke of delight, her eyes screwed shut.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
