crinkle

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By 8:45 a.m., the clouds cleared, the sun came out, and the grass in Nielson’s fist began to crinkle and snap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2025

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 3s had a bit of a crinkle in the center now because I wore them so much.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2022

Past pints include eggnog ice cream with vanilla cardamom shortbread, gingerbread and orange crinkle cookies, and cherry ice cream with cherries, brownies and swirls of rum caramel.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2022

Heather’s eyes crinkle into a smile as she gives me a for-real good-friends look.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper