crin·kle /ˈkrɪŋkəl/
 皺,縮,波紋(vt.)使皺,使縮,起皺(vi.)皺,捲曲


 Crin·kle v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crinkled p. pr. & vb. n. Crinkling ]  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.


 Crin·kle, v. i. To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
    The green wheat crinkles like a lake.   --L. T. Trowbridge.
 And all the rooms
 Were full of crinkling silks.   --Mrs. Browning.


 Crin·kle, n. A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.
    The crinkles in this glass, making objects appear double.   --A. Tucker.

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 crinkle
      n : a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his
          face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
          [syn: wrinkle, furrow, crease, seam, line]
      v 1: make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; "The dress
           got wrinkled" [syn: wrinkle, ruckle, crease, scrunch,
            scrunch up, crisp]
      2: become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't
         wrinkle" [syn: rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease]