crinkle
Example Sentences
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Her nose crinkles up like she took a bite of pickle.
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She took one of the mints herself, crinkling the wrapper open before she popped it into her mouth.
From Literature
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This filthy and fascinating film is peering in, nose crinkled and stomach churning, to see what bubbles up.
From Los Angeles Times
“Are the boots uncomfortable in the heat, Miss Penelope?” one of them was asking me, her forehead crinkled up like a dumpling as she tried to appear sympathetic.
From Literature
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The way her eyes crinkled, the way she’d said, Of course you know French.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.