crimping

present participle of crimp

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Verb
  • Otherwise, the Galaxy Watch 8 has Samsung’s One UI 8 interface on top of Wear OS 6 to put its own spin on interacting with your watch, with support for gesture controls to dismiss an alarm by twisting your wrist or take a picture by double-pinching your fingers.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2025
  • Hypernova will ship bundled with an sEMG wristband, codenamed Ceres, that reads muscle signals in the wrist to enable discreet gesture controls such as pinching.
    Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The deal keeps a twice-yearly climate credit, tweaking it so that a break on utility bills shows up during months when bills are the highest.
    CalMatters, Oc Register, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Spend 10 minutes tweaking instead of blasting generic resumes.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Items to bring include a flashlight with a red balloon over the lens and a folding chair.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Stretch them over cylindrical vases, folding the edge over the rim and securing them with double-sided tape if needed.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Here’s a cotton dress that resists wrinkles thanks to its poplin fabric—a tight weave that boosts durability and prevents creasing.
    Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The dress included pleating throughout with a cutout featured just below the cape of the dress.
    Julia Teti, Footwear News, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Crimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimping. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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