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crinkles

  • present tense form
    of crinkle (3rd person singular).
    crinkle
    verb (used with or without object)
    to wrinkle; crimple; ripple.

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The can itself has a sealed top and crinkles at the edges to make it clear the contents aren't to be drunk.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025

Both Sohn and Jang also manipulate simple sheets of paper, defining modest sculptural forms with cuts, folds and crinkles.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021

Up close, I noticed eye crinkles from a lifetime of smiling, his booming laugh.

From New York Times ● Aug. 20, 2021

His face crinkles into a smile: “I love work.”

From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2020

The crinkles around his eyes are replaced with worry.

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan