Crinkle vs Scrimple - What's the difference?
crinkle | scrimple |
(ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
* L. T. Trowbridge
* Elizabeth Browning
A wrinkle, fold, crease or unevenness.
As verbs the difference between crinkle and scrimple
is that crinkle is (ambitransitive) to fold, crease, crumple, or wad while scrimple is to save money.As a noun crinkle
is a wrinkle, fold, crease or unevenness.crinkle
English
Verb
(crinkl)- He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.
- The old man's lined face crinkled into a smile.
- The green wheat crinkles like a lake.
- All the rooms were full of crinkling silks.
Noun
(en noun)- He observed the crinkles forming around his eyes and suddenly felt old.
