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Crumble vs Crinkle - What's the difference?

crumble | crinkle |

As verbs the difference between crumble and crinkle

is that crumble is to fall apart; to disintegrate while crinkle is (ambitransitive) to fold, crease, crumple, or wad.

As nouns the difference between crumble and crinkle

is that crumble is a dessert of british origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar while crinkle is a wrinkle, fold, crease or unevenness.

crumble

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To fall apart; to disintegrate.
  • To render into crumbs.

    • Noun

  • A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

    • crinkle

    English

    Verb

    (crinkl)
  • (ambitransitive) To fold, crease, crumple, or wad.
    • He crinkled the wrapper and threw it out.
    The old man's lined face crinkled into a smile.
  • To rustle, as stiff cloth when moved.
  • * L. T. Trowbridge
    • The green wheat crinkles like a lake.
  • * Elizabeth Browning
    • All the rooms were full of crinkling silks.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A wrinkle, fold, crease or unevenness.
    • He observed the crinkles forming around his eyes and suddenly felt old.

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