crimping

verb

present participle of crimp
1
as in pinching

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2
as in corrugating

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimping
  1. pinching
  2. folding
  3. tweaking
  4. creasing
  5. puckering
  6. pleating
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  • After a wave of price hikes from some of the world's largest companies, including Amazon, Apple and Netflix, even at-home pastimes like streaming movies or playing video games are pinching the pocketbooks of consumers like Green.
    — Alex Harring, CNBC, 11 July 2026
  • Swiping up or down controls volume, while pinching and spreading with two fingers increases or decreases transparency.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026
Definition of pinching
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  • The concerts are well attended; a folding chair is recommended.
    — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • But defaulting to something physical, even something as mundane as folding a shirt, leaves me feeling more restored (and productive) than a 15-minute scroll session ever did.
    — Allison Palmer July 8, Kansas City Star, 8 July 2026
Definition of folding
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  • The best way to maximise corners then is variety and tweaking existing approaches, which several teams have done well at this World Cup.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Getting your hands dirty with charcoal, tweaking vents and chimneys to stop chunks of oak from flaring up and destroying your brisket, exerting your will over the heat inside a big metal box; barbecue takes a lot of practice.
    — Noah Kaufman, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
Definition of tweaking
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  • Not for fear of a thunderbolt hurtling through the blue sky and, punitively, creasing his skull.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • Its fine powders fill in fine lines instead of creasing around them, too.
    — Sian Babish, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of creasing
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  • 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
  • This one plays with puckering on both ends, along with a creamsicle color palette that’s ideal for setting on deck chairs and chaises surrounding the pool.
    — Blake Bakkila, Architectural Digest, 26 Mar. 2026
Definition of puckering
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  • Peep those bows on the front, as well as the shirring and pleating throughout.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 22 June 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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