crinkle

Coaxing extra fudginess out of brownies with coffee, without sacrificing the requisite crinkle top.

From Salon ● May 12, 2026

He made sure to sleep atop paperwork so it didn’t crinkle, and that the computer keyboard was in proper working order as he tested it by walking across it.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2023

His voice is backed by light bass plucks, piano chords in the key of C and the crinkle of thousands of tiny plastic wrappers being peeled back.

From Salon ● Dec. 4, 2022

Macfarlane, a seasoned lead of a dozen-plus straight Hallmark holiday romances including “Sense, Sensibility and Snowmen” and “A Shoe Addict’s Christmas,” is skilled at a Labradoresque eyebrow crinkle that could make anyone swoon.

From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022

My dad clenches his jaw as he looks away, back at the TV screen, but my mom’s eyes crinkle as she watches me, waiting for me to keep going.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

The can itself has a sealed top and crinkles at the edges to make it clear the contents aren't to be drunk.

From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2025

Both Sohn and Jang also manipulate simple sheets of paper, defining modest sculptural forms with cuts, folds and crinkles.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 8, 2021

His face crinkles into a smile: “I love work.”

From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2020

Its scattering of paint tubes evokes metallic crinkles despite Freilicher’s gauzy style, and the blue and green strokes she’s marked on the palette — are they “daubs,” or simply daubs?

From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2018

Ekon tried to remember the better things, the crinkles around his father’s dark eyes when he smiled, or the way his laugh had boomed like thunder.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray

Now, with the election ban lifted, Le Pen crinkled her brow at Bouleau’s line of questioning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

Even water trapped in the depression of a crinkled chips bag is fair game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023

At a Canadian Coast Guard pier in St. John’s, Newfoundland, crews unloaded what appeared to be the Titan’s 22-foot hull, crinkled and twisted with exposed wires and cables.

From New York Times ● Jun. 29, 2023

Her face crinkled and she began to cry, whispering that she still dreams of him.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 22, 2023

She has found it: a crinkled brown cocoon, anchored on a branch like a sailor’s hammock.

From "The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science" by Joyce Sidman

Tired and graying, crows’ feet crinkling around his eyes, Djokovic summoned the vintage stuff and gave himself a chance.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 30, 2026

Layering newspapers atop the mattress was another trick; the crinkling sent the vermin scampering.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2024

Its smile will be warm and welcoming, with just the right amount of pupil dilation and crinkling at the corner of the eyes.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024

Waterston strode around stage — cheeks reddening, eyes crinkling — like it was summer already, seeming to see not the slush but the work he had done over the past 60 years.

From New York Times ● Feb. 17, 2022

The room is full of the sound of crinkling and ripping.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth