Meaning & use
Crinkling
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A light crackling or rustling sound produced when a thin, stiff material such as paper or foil is crumpled or folded.
See it in a sentence
The crinkling of the candy wrapper was the only sound in the silent theater.
She could hear the crinkling of tissue paper as the gift was unwrapped.
A note on using this word
As a verb, 'to crinkle' describes both the sound and the wrinkled appearance it leaves behind, such as crinkled fabric or the crinkled skin around the eyes when someone smiles.
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Becoming wrinkled or creased, especially with small folds.
The old photograph was crinkling at the edges from years of handling.
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