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crimple

crim·ple
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [krim-puh l]
    • /ˈkrɪm pəl/
    • /krˈɪmpəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [krim-puh l]
    • /ˈkrɪm pəl/

Definitions of crimple word

  • verb crimple to crumple, wrinkle, or curl 3
  • verb transitive crimple to wrinkle, crinkle, or crumple 3
  • noun crimple (archaic) to crumple, crimp. 1

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Origin of crimple

First appearance:

before 1400
One of the 24% oldest English words
1400-50; late Middle English. See crimp1, -le

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Parts of speech for Crimple

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

crimple popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for crimple

verb crimple

  • screw — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
  • scrunch — to crunch, crush, or crumple.
  • crisp — Food that is crisp is pleasantly hard, or has a pleasantly hard surface.
  • pleat — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
  • undulate — to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement: The flag undulates in the breeze.

Antonyms for crimple

verb crimple

  • straighten — make straight
  • flatten — to make flat.
  • untwist — to untangle
  • smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
  • rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.

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