crinkly
/ˈkrɪŋkli/adjective
उच्चारण क्रिंक्ली
सिलवटदार, झुर्रीदार
Core word
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having a lot of small folds or lines
सिलवटदार, झुर्रीदार
- She smiled, and her eyes went crinkly at the corners.
- The sweets came in crinkly paper.
- The crinkly wrapper rustled in my pocket.
+ 2 more examples
- His forehead went crinkly when he frowned.
- The paper was old and crinkly at the edges.
Synonyms crumpled wrinkled crinkled
Opposite smooth
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
crinkly + noun
Crinkly goes before a noun to describe paper, cloth, skin or hair with small folds or curls.
'Crinkly' noun से पहले आकर छोटी सिलवटों या घुँघरों वाले कागज़, कपड़े, त्वचा या बालों का वर्णन करता है।
- He opened the crinkly packet of chips.
- The old man had crinkly eyes.
be / look / feel crinkly
After linking verbs it describes the surface or texture.
Linking verbs के बाद यह सतह या बनावट का वर्णन करता है।
- The foil felt crinkly in her hand.
- His shirt looked crinkly after the journey.
crinkly (of hair)
With hair, it means tightly curled in small waves.
बालों के साथ इसका अर्थ छोटी लहरों में कसकर घुँघराले है।
- The baby had soft crinkly hair.
comparative and superlative
Use 'crinklier' and 'crinkliest'.
'Crinklier' और 'crinkliest' का प्रयोग होता है।
- This paper is crinklier than that.
+Collocations 5
crinkly + noun
paperfoilleavesedgessmile
- The crinkly wrapper rustled in the silent hall.
crinkly + body
eyesskinhairfacecorners
- Grandma's crinkly eyes shone when she smiled.
adverb + crinkly
slightlypleasantlyratherverywonderfully
- The crinkly leaves of cabbage were crisp and fresh.
become / go crinkly
go crinklyturn crinklyfeel crinklylook crinklyget crinkly
- The old map went crinkly at the edges.
crinkly + wrapper
wrapperpackettissuecellophanebag
- The crinkly tissue paper was folded around the gift.
“More examples 8
- The crinkly cellophane made noise every time he moved.
जब भी वह हिलता, सिलवट वाली सेलोफ़ेन से आवाज़ आती।
- Radhika smoothed out the crinkly page before reading it.
राधिका ने पढ़ने से पहले सिलवटदार पन्ने को सीधा किया।
- The old gardener's face was brown and crinkly like dried fruit.
बूढ़े माली का चेहरा सूखे फल की तरह भूरा और झुर्रियों से भरा था।
- The crinkly leaves of the kale rustled in the basket.
टोकरी में केल की सिलवटदार पत्तियाँ सरसरा रही थीं।
- Her crinkly hair framed her round face.
उसके घुँघराले बाल उसके गोल चेहरे को घेरे हुए थे।
- The shopkeeper wrapped the sweets in crinkly golden paper.
दुकानदार ने मिठाइयों को सिलवटदार सुनहरे कागज़ में लपेटा।
- Radhika ironed her crinkly dupatta before the function.
राधिका ने समारोह से पहले अपना सिलवटदार दुपट्टा इस्त्री किया।
- The crinkly edges of the old photograph showed how often it had been handled.
पुरानी तस्वीर के सिलवटदार किनारों से पता चलता था कि उसे कितनी बार हाथ में लिया गया था।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The paper looked crinklily after the rain.
✓ The paper looked crinkly after the rain.
After the linking verb look, use an adjective.
Linking verb 'look' के बाद adjective आता है।
✗ She has a crinkly skin in the face.
✓ She has crinkly skin on her face.
Skin is uncountable here, and the face is 'on' it.
यहाँ skin uncountable है और चेहरे के साथ 'on' आता है।