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crinkle

[kring-kuhl] / ˈkrɪŋ kəl /


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

From Salon • May 12, 2026

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

The other women also bring cookies for sharing: Nanaimo bars, cranberry cookies, chocolate-peppermint crinkle cookies.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 25, 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

Reyna pressed her hand against his forearm, making the bandages crinkle.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan




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