Crin"kle (kr&ibreve;&nsm;"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crinkled (- k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crinkling (- kl&ibreve;ng).] [A dim., fr. the root of cringe; akin to D. krinkelen to wind or twist. Cf. Cringle, Cringe.] 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.