v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Crinkled p. pr. & vb. n. Crinkling ] [ A dim., fr. the root of cringe; akin to D. krinkelen to wind or twist. Cf. Cringle, Cringe. ] To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl. [ 1913 Webster ]

The house&unr_;s crinkled to and fro. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Her face all bowsy,
Comely crinkled,
Wondrously wrinkled. Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

The flames through all the casements pushing forth,
Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle, as stiff cloth when moved. [ 1913 Webster ]

The green wheat crinkles like a lake. L. T. Trowbridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

And all the rooms
Were full of crinkling silks. Mrs. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity. [ 1913 Webster ]

The crinkles in this glass, making objects appear double. A. Tucker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having short bends, turns, or wrinkles; wrinkled; wavy; zigzag. “The crinkled lightning.” Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a North American herb (Dentaria diphylla) with pungent scaly or toothed roots; -- called also toothwort.
Syn. -- pepper root, toothwort, Cardamine diphylla, Dentaria diphylla. [ WordNet 1.5 ]