CRIMPING Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

crimping

verb

present participle of crimp

as in pinching

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Verb

There was little question about it as Fleetwood fans woke up Wednesday still pinching themselves following one of the biggest upsets in the Cup’s 66-year history.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026
Movement of the cell’s membrane – driven by its internal cytoskeleton – will bend and wrap around the invading particle, pinching off a tiny bubble that carries it inside.

— Karin Wuertz-Kozak, The Conversation, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of pinching

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Ralf Schützhold, a professor at theoretical physics at HZDR, therefore suggests making such a bandgap through other means, such as cutting and folding the graphene to create tiny edges.

— Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
That includes making your bed, folding clothes, even pulling on a sweatshirt, where your nails are at risk of getting caught and pulling.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of folding

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Someone on the team is tweaking a workflow with a language model and calling it AI adoption.

— Stephen Messer, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026
Since the formula was already settled, Chody spent her days in the lab comparing colors and ever so slightly tweaking the shade—less shimmer here, more bronze there.

— Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 29 Oct. 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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Jay just gets bumped from one squishy chamber of viscous lumps to another, fighting like hell to avoid following his squid adversary through a puckering hole and deeper into the digestive system, where the air turns into methane.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026
Its mouth-puckering quality comes from acetic acid made from grain alcohol.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 July 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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