Crimple

/ˈkrɪmpəl/ verb

Definition

To fold, wrinkle, or crimp; to create ridges or irregular folds in something.

Etymology

Possibly a frequentative or variant of crimp, or from a blend with crumple (to wrinkle). The -le suffix sometimes creates verbs expressing repeated or intensive action.

Kelly Says

Crimple might be dialectal or archaic, but it captures something crumple doesn't—the idea of creating regular ridges rather than random wrinkles.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
በሽ
be-sh
ARالعربية
تشكيل التجاعيد
tas-keel al-taj'a'id
BNবাংলা
কুঁচকে
kun-choke
CACatalà
arrugat
ar-ru-gat
CSČeština
vráskovat
vras-ko-vat
DADansk
rynket
rin-ket
DEDeutsch
wellen
vel-en
ELΕλληνικά
πτυχωτό
pty-cho-to
ESEspañol
arrugar
ar-roo-gar
FAفارسی
چروک
che-rok
FISuomi
kiertely
kier-te-ly
FRFrançais
froisser
fro-e-ser
GUGU
ખેંચાયેલ
khen-cha-ye-le
HAHA
kwarya
kway-a
HEעברית
להקמץ
le-hak-metz
HIहिन्दी
झुर्रियाँ बनाना
jhurriyan bana-na
HUMagyar
rúdult
rood-ult
IDBahasa Indonesia
kerut
ke-rut
IGIG
kacha
ka-cha
ITItaliano
ruvido
roo-vee-doh
JA日本語
しわをつける
shiwa wo tsu-keru
KKKK
жазыл
ja-zyl
KMKM
ប្រាប់ជ្រុង
bra-ap che-rung
KO한국어
주름을 만들다
ju-reum-eul man-da-da
MRMR
कुरळलेले
kur-la-le-le
MSBahasa Melayu
kerut
ke-rut
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းကြမ်း
kya-m-kya-m
NLNederlands
geplooid
ge-plo-id
NONorsk
rynket
rin-ket
PAPA
ਝੁકા
jhu-ka
PLPolski
zmarszczyć
zmarsz-chich
PTPortuguês
enrugar
en-roo-gar
RORomână
încreți
in-cre-ti
RUРусский
зазубрить
za-zub-rit
SVSvenska
veckad
vekk-ad
SWKiswahili
kuvya
ku-vya
TAதமிழ்
மடக்க
ma-dak
TEతెలుగు
వంగి
vang-i
THไทย
ย่น
yen
TLTL
ikli
ik-li
TRTürkçe
kırışıklık oluşturmak
kir-ish-lik ol-shur-mak
UKУкраїнська
зморшкуватити
zmor-shku-va-titi
URاردو
کرکٹ
kar-kit
VITiếng Việt
nhăn nhúm
nhen nhum
YOYO
gbogbo
gbog-bo
ZH中文
起皱
qǐ zhòu
ZUZU
ingakumbi
in-ga-kumbi

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