crinkling
Wrinkling with noise
Crinkling is the act of making small creases or wrinkles, or the rustling sound that accompanies it.
Paper crinkles when crushed; skin crinkles around the eyes when someone smiles.
The word captures both the visual texture and the soft, crackling noise: the crinkling of cellophane, the crinkling at the corners of her eyes.
Soft crackling sound
- crackleSharp snapping sounds
- scrunchCrush compactly
- crumpleCompress into irregular folds
- swishSoft rushing sound
whisper · snap · creak · flutter · swoosh · rattle · crisp · papery
Disposable soft paper
- foilDefeat a plan
- cellophaneTransparent wrapping material
- wrapperOuter protective layer
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
newsprint · crepe · waxed · gift-wrap · origami · crumpling · folding · unfolding
Post-summer cooling period
rustling · underfoot · crunching · scattered · desiccated · curled · withered · crackling
Smooth, lustrous woven cloth
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- organzaSheer, crisp dress fabric
- nylonSynthetic textile polymer
polyester · satin · crisp · starched · rustling · swishing · petticoat · lining
Bearing pressed lines
- crumpledCrushed into irregular folds
- ridgedHaving raised lines
- puckeredDrawn into wrinkles
- corrugatedFormed into parallel folds
pleated · furrowed · rumpled · gathered · scrunched · crimped · grooved · textured
Surface lines from folding
- crow's-feetWrinkles at eye corners
- creasingCreating fold marks
- furrowingCutting narrow trenches
- agingGrowing older over time
weathered · sun-damaged · sagging · thinning · papery · delicate · elasticity · collagen
rustle
Soft crackling sound
swish · whisper · snap · creak · flutter · swoosh · rattle · crisp · papery · static
tissue
Disposable soft paper
- foilDefeat a plan
- cellophaneTransparent wrapping material
- wrapperOuter protective layer
parchment · newsprint · crepe · waxed · gift-wrap · origami · crumpling · folding · unfolding · smoothing
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
brown · rustling · underfoot · crunching · scattered · desiccated · curled · withered · crackling · mulch
taffeta
Smooth, lustrous woven cloth
nylon · polyester · satin · crisp · starched · rustling · swishing · petticoat · lining · parachute
creased
Bearing pressed lines
corrugated · pleated · furrowed · rumpled · gathered · scrunched · crimped · grooved · textured · uneven
wrinkles
Surface lines from folding
- crow's-feetWrinkles at eye corners
- creasingCreating fold marks
- furrowingCutting narrow trenches
aging · weathered · sun-damaged · sagging · thinning · papery · delicate · elasticity · collagen · dermis
- texture changessmoothing, roughening, softening, hardening, cracking
- ASMRwhispering, tingles, triggers, tapping, personal attention
- wilting actionswilting, withering, drooping, sagging, drying
crinklingsmooth
Without roughness or difficulty
flat · straight · unwrinkled · sleek · even
crinklingsmoothing
Reducing irregularities systematically
flattening · straightening · ironing · pressing · unwrinkling