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crinkly

[kring-klee] / ˈkrɪŋ kli /


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And at a Valentine's Day viewing of Wuthering Heights earlier this year, a woman nearby in the auditorium was eating a huge chocolate heart, unwrapping a crinkly wrapper in the process.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Lay’s is redoing the bags too, ditching the crinkly sheen for a heavier, matte finish emblazoned with pictures of potatoes and chips.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

Although I know plastic is a problem, something still feels friendly about the bright-colored toothpaste tube, the crinkly bag of pasta.

From Slate • May 28, 2025

They fill those crinkly carnival bags with buttery kernels and pour lemonade into small Dixie cups.

From Salon • Jul. 21, 2024

That white crinkly paper underneath my body means that I literally can't shift a muscle without making the same noise as eating potato chips.

From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan




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