how to pronounce crinkle

/ˈkɹɪŋ.kəl/

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crinkle is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of crinkle in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… it's the blacks or crinkle style shirt …”

meanings of crinkle

verb:

To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.

noun:

A wrinkle, fold, crease, or unevenness.
The act of crinkling.

crinkle frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word crinkle occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics crinkle can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that crinkle can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) life, nature, and living environment;