crinklings
Tiny folded textures
Crinklings are the small wrinkles, folds, or rustling sounds produced when something crinkles.
The word captures both the visual result and the auditory effect: the crinklings around her eyes when she smiled, crinklings of cellophane from the back seat.
It suggests delicate, repeated instances of crinkling rather than a single fold or sound.
Having surface folds
- crumpledCrushed into irregular folds
- creasedBearing pressed lines
- corrugatedFormed into parallel folds
- ridgedHaving raised lines
furrowed · puckered · ruffled · pleated · rumpled · crimped · folded · scrunched
Soft crackling noise
- cracklingSharp snapping noises
- crunchingLoud breaking sound
- crumplingCrushing into folds
- swishingSoft brushing sound
susurration · whispering · papery · crispy · crackle · snap · scrunching · whisking
Acceptable in quality
- gossamerFilmy, delicate material
- wispyThin and insubstantial
- featheryLight and soft-textured
- paperyThin and dry-textured
fragile · brittle · airy · light · diaphanous · gauzy · sheer · filmy
Defeat a plan
- cellophaneTransparent wrapping material
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
- wax paperCoated moisture-resistant sheeting
taffeta · crinolines · crepe · organza · tinsel · wrapper · packaging · plastic wrap
Fried pig skin
- chicharronesFried pork skin snack
- cracklinsFried pork rind pieces
- scratchingsMarks from dragging claws
- cracklingsCrispy fried pork skin
wrinkled
Having surface folds
- crumpledCrushed into irregular folds
- creasedBearing pressed lines
- corrugatedFormed into parallel folds
ridged · furrowed · puckered · ruffled · pleated · rumpled · crimped · folded · scrunched · gathered
rustling
Soft crackling noise
swishing · susurration · whispering · papery · crispy · crackle · snap · scrunching · whisking · pattering
fine
Acceptable in quality
papery · fragile · brittle · airy · light · diaphanous · gauzy · sheer · filmy · translucent
foil
Defeat a plan
- cellophaneTransparent wrapping material
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- parchmentTreated hide for manuscripts
wax paper · taffeta · crinolines · crepe · organza · tinsel · wrapper · packaging · plastic wrap · aluminum
pork rinds
Fried pig skin
- chicharronesFried pork skin snack
- cracklinsFried pork rind pieces
- scratchingsMarks from dragging claws
cracklings · rendered fat · lardons · greaves
crinklingssmoothness
Freedom from irregularity
flatness · sleekness · evenness · smoothings · smooth surfaces