crimple

C3R1I1M3P3L1E1
/ˈkɹɪmpəl/

verb

to crumple, crimp

Scrabble 13

Meanings

crimple1

verbcrimple (third-person singular simple present crimples, present participle crimpling, simple past and past participle crimpled)

present singular third person crimples · participle present crimpling · participle past crimpled · past crimpled

  1. archaicto crumple, crimp

    Esme assented with a graceful bend of his crimpled head, and in a clear and deliberate voice began to speak.

    1894, Robert Smythe Hichens, The Green Carnation
    1 more example

    The boy had dwindled to a skeleton, and the skin lay on his face in crimpled folds, like a mask of black crape.

    1862, James R. Gilmore, Among the Pines

Crimple2

proper noun
  1. An outer suburb of Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3253).

Origin

  1. Middle Englishcrymplen
  2. Englishcrimple

From Middle English crymplen, equivalent to crimp + -le (frequentative suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

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APA

crimple. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimple

MLA

“crimple.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimple. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “crimple,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/crimple.

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