Crin″kle (krĭṉ″k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Crinkled (–k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.Crinkling (–klĭng).] [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.
The house�s crinkled to and fro.
Chaucer.
Her face all bowsy,
Comely crinkled,
Wondrously wrinkled.
Skelton.
The flames through all the casements pushing forth,
Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes.
Mrs. Browning.