crimped 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of crimpednext
as in wavy

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crimped

2 of 2

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. wrinkled
  8. crumpled
Adjective
  • Batteries die, pumps get clogged, and wires get jostled loose during wavy boat rides.
    Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 19 Dec. 2024
  • For some time now, Knightley has been wearing a cute bob, with a length that doesn’t quite reach her shoulders and a very natural wavy texture.
    Vicky Vera, Glamour, 16 Dec. 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
  • Quickly, competitors tweaked the method and opened their own training companies based on similar principles.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Since it was tweaked by the Twelfth Amendment in 1804, our system for electing presidents has remained constitutionally unchanged.
    The Editors, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of tweaked
Adjective
  • Best for: Quenching dry, frizzy hair that lacks shine.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2024
  • Some left my wavy hair dull and frizzy; others had an off-putting smell.
    Allure Editors, Allure, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of frizzy
Verb
  • Pitchfork’s namesake music publication had been folded into GQ last January by owners Condé Nast, with many Pitchfork Media employees losing their jobs.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • They are found soon after out on the ice, naked bodies tangled and frozen together in a pile, with their clothes neatly folded on the snow.
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of folded
Adjective
  • The non-sudsy formula—free of drying alcohols, sulfates, and parabens—is prime for curly and kinky textures alike.
    Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Like a slightly more erudite and discriminating, but also kinky, Judy Blume!
    Alysia Reiner, Flow Space, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of kinky
Verb
  • Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way.
    Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The vinyl decals, featuring salmon crying to get beyond the first of the dams, were wrinkled, the banner itself battle-scarred in places.
    Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024
Definition of wrinkled
Verb
  • The mangled remains of a grain bin sat crumpled by a road.
    Russ Bynum, Los Angeles Times, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Bedsheets lie crumpled on cots.
    Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of crumpled
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