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adjective

Definition of crimpednext
as in wavy

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crimped

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verb

past tense of crimp
1
as in pinched

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2
as in creased

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimped
  1. wavy
  2. waved
  3. tweaked
  4. frizzy
  5. folded
  6. kinky
  7. crumpled
Adjective
  • Some left my wavy hair dull and frizzy; others had an off-putting smell.
    Allure Editors, Allure, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Weinstein smartly nixes that horror in favor of wavy blue fabric to delineate the two worlds, between soggy and dry.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of wavy
Adjective
  • Imagine snorkeling with playful sea lions, walking alongside giant tortoises, and watching the famous blue-footed boobies dance right in front of you or the waved albatross performing their (goofy-looking) mating ritual.
    Josh Rivera, USA TODAY, 6 Oct. 2024
  • On April 17 at Columbia University, demonstrators on campus formed an encampment and waved flags and signs showing solidarity with Palestinians.
    Dylan Wickman, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
Definition of waved
Verb
  • Their sinuous design was also tweaked with colored stones in rings and bangles intended to be playfully stacked as in the brand’s signature approach.
    Sandra Salibian, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Despite the chemical similarities, setting spray formulas are tweaked to be safer and gentle enough for use on the face.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of tweaked
Adjective
  • Hair can be naturally frizzy, as is the case with curls, coils, and waves, since these tend to be dry.
    Deanna Pai, Vogue, 14 July 2024
  • Phillips, with baggy clothes and a frizzy ponytail, was a near-constant presence in the courtroom, but rarely said a word to Harrison.
    Gina Barton, USA TODAY, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of frizzy
Verb
  • In a series full of fan-favorite characters who would later be officially folded into DC Comics lore, like Bullock and fellow Gotham cop Renee Montoya — who herself was later revealed to be a lesbian, in the pages of the police procedural Gotham Central — Harley Quinn was a true runaway sensation.
    Samantha Riedel, Them, 3 Oct. 2024
  • For the project, Moncler had to find a loom to create fabric wide enough to cut a single piece that could then be folded into either a field jacket, a parka or a poncho.
    Evan Clark, WWD, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of folded
Adjective
  • The content of those sexts was kinky, which added another layer to Monica’s feelings of betrayal.
    Myisha Battle, TIME, 18 Oct. 2024
  • Erotica of all varieties — gay, straight, kinky and theoretical — is on glorious display at this year’s Venice Film Festival, with plenty of sizzling action onscreen and little of it gratuitous.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2024
Definition of kinky
Verb
  • The deluge weakened the soil, triggering cascading landslides that crumpled homes and roads.
    Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Everest’s origin story began about 40 million to 50 million years ago, when landmasses on two slabs of Earth’s crust — the India Plate and the Eurasian Plate — collided in slow motion and crumpled the terrain, raising rocky peaks that over millions of years became the Himalayan mountain range.
    Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 30 Sep. 2024
Definition of crumpled
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