crimping

verb

present participle of crimp
1
as in pinching

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words
2
as in corrugating

Related Words

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimping
  1. pinching
  2. folding
  3. tweaking
  4. creasing
  5. puckering
  6. pleating
Verb
  • This popular wireless bra uses an elastic band in place of hardware to support your chest without digging or pinching into your skin.
    — Clara McMahon, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
  • To paste somewhere else, do the opposite gesture by pinching or spreading three fingers open.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of pinching
Verb
  • Put a fun spin on ranch by folding some into your next batch of dressing.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2026
  • With its latest folding EDC tool, Titaner has taken that familiar silhouette and reinterpreted it through precision machining and structural geometry.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of folding
Verb
  • The official South Park Twitter account made a celebratory post, tweaking Trump for being an ex-reality star with fewer Emmys than Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The renovation took two years, and the sisters are still updating and tweaking the villa with new color schemes and clever offerings.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of tweaking
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • King sported a crisp all-white look consisting of a tank top tucked into tailored white trousers with pleating down the front.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 29 Aug. 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
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

crimped
crimping
crimps
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Crimping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crimping. Accessed 10 Sep. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of loath

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

A Who’s Who Regarding ‘Who’s’ and ‘Whose’

Why do we use apostrophes to show possession?

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary

Words from the 'Odyssey'

Ye Olde Nincompoop: Old-Fashioned Words for 'Stupid'

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of
See More

Popular

See More

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Back to School Vocabulary
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
anagrams on a chalk board
Word Builder Quiz Vol. 2 Pick the letter that when added to a word will ma...
See All