CRIMPING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

crimping

verb

present participle of crimp

as in pinching

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as in corrugating

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Verb

And Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest oil producers, shut down its pipeline across the Arabian Peninsula to the Red Sea, an alternative route for its oil, as a precaution, pinching the world’s supply of oil even more.

— Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2026
Deadhead the dead flowers by hand, pinching and twisting the blooms away from the stems.

— Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of pinching

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If not, find another box or even a large, zippered plastic bag that’s big enough to accommodate the wig without folding it.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
That has included multiple rounds of layoffs; shutdown of print editions of magazines including Self and Teen Vogue; and folding music site Pitchfork into GQ.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of folding

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Central banks were mostly set up initially to backstop banks and eventually began trying to regulate the temperature of economies by tweaking the cost of their funding by moving their overnight interest rates up and down.

— Robin Wigglesworth, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2026
This process of tweaking genes to establish new traits is thought to have catalyzed evolutionary novelty in animals.

— Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of tweaking

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The formula is designed to deliver up to 16 hours of wear without primer and is resistant to creasing, caking, fading and smudging.

— Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Samsung has unveiled a new flexible display technology for foldable phones that’s designed to be slimmer, more durable, and less prone to creasing.

— Jess Weatherbed, The Verge, 15 July 2026

Definition of creasing

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Its mouth-puckering quality comes from acetic acid made from grain alcohol.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
To cap it all off, participants will take on what is considered to be one of the world’s most mouth-puckering sour candies, Barnetts Mega Sour.

— Cam'ron Hardy, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2026

Definition of puckering

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The floor-length dress was crafted with a sweetheart neckline, with some fabric ruching and pleating at the bodice.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2026
Place dough circles in the wells of a 12-cup muffin tray, pressing into bottoms and up sides, pleating edges as needed.

— Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 27 Nov. 2025

Definition of pleating

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