crinkler
/ˈkrɪŋk.lɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The general idea was to write the amount in ink and then run or stamp over it with a crinkler which so roughened the paper that alterations seemed impossible. However, it was soon found that the check man laid such checks ona glass andsmoothed down the ruffling."
- "The brass comes to Oxford in these rolls from the metal mills in Birmingham. The rolls are passed through crinklers, then the crinkled brass is planished, it is cut into correct length, seamed and packed into groups or sets."
- "He brought them up only recently, roasted them for about an hour and one-half in a slow oven, at 250 degrees, on a baking sheet, and then ground the beans in a wheat crinkler."
- "The barber set to work with scissors and clippers, electric buzzers and pruning shears. Then he tried crinklers and curlers, hair stretchers and even his X-ray blowgun. A crowd began to gather. Elmo was embarrassed by all the attention. "It's just a haircut," he said."
- "Using a paper crinkler on metal gives some really exciting effects. Buy the strongest one that you can. Start by cutting the metal into long strips and putting them through the crinkler."
- "In my exploration of using a crinkler to crinkle, I am looking at what happens to a variety of material when placed between the two heated metal plates of a hair crinkler."
Etymology
From crinkle + -er. The diaper lover sense is from the plastic backing which many disposable adult diapers have, which makes a crinkling sound; compare crinklebutt and crinklecritter.
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkrɪŋk.lɚ/
- British English: /ˈkɹɪŋk.lə/