crinkly
Americanadjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of crinkly
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Example Sentences
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Sometimes it’s a crinkly cellophane bag full of bolillos still faintly warm from the oven.
From Salon • May 22, 2026
And at a Valentine's Day viewing of Wuthering Heights earlier this year, a woman nearby in the auditorium was eating a huge chocolate heart, unwrapping a crinkly wrapper in the process.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Lay’s is redoing the bags too, ditching the crinkly sheen for a heavier, matte finish emblazoned with pictures of potatoes and chips.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025
Although I know plastic is a problem, something still feels friendly about the bright-colored toothpaste tube, the crinkly bag of pasta.
From Slate • May 28, 2025
That white crinkly paper underneath my body means that I literally can't shift a muscle without making the same noise as eating potato chips.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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