crinkle

Don’t be shy about shape or size — shoestring, steak-cut, crinkle, waffle, sweet potato — I’ll even give a pass to tater tots for the sake of this exercise.

From Salon ● Sep. 16, 2025

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

Ben’s eyes crinkle and he says half-jokingly, “I’d wait for your mother forever.”

From "The Fourteenth Goldfish" by Jennifer L. Holm

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

The paper crinkles as the kites part the air with a soft swish.

From New York Times ● Jul. 21, 2022

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

From The Guardian ● Mar. 22, 2020

“One of my first memories was watching the parlor maid iron The London Times so there were no crinkles in it before my father read it,” Anne Coates said in a 2016 interview.

From Seattle Times ● May 9, 2018

The ear itself, which was about the size of a large tea-tray, was full of the same channels and crinkles as a human ear.

From "The BFG" by Roald Dahl

Under her spell, steel is transformed into supple leather, sagging vinyl, crinkled plastic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

She is holding small scraps of paper, crinkled photos that appear to have been torn from magazines.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2023

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

From New York Times ● Jun. 28, 2023

In her hands was a crinkled plastic bag.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 25, 2023

His white eyebrows crinkled, and he looked at me like he was searching my face for something.

From "Miracle's Boys" by Jacqueline Woodson

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

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

A woman with a shopping bag picked her way through, waving her hand and crinkling her nose at the smell.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023

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

Just as a newborn calf butts his head, or a young crocodile snaps his jaws, a baby makes his needs known by crinkling his brow, crying, cooing.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman