crisping

verb

present participle of crisp
as in rippling

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  1. rippling
  2. ruffling
  3. folding
  4. creasing
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  • As the drugs whittle waistlines, their impact is rippling beyond the bathroom scale and into a surprisingly wide swath of American life.
    — Elyse Moody, Architectural Digest, 27 July 2026
  • That shift in mindset is rippling through mountain and foothill communities too.
    — Sara B. Hansen, Denver Post, 24 July 2026
Definition of rippling
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  • Mayor Dean Trantalis, Commissioner Steven Glassman and Commissioner John Herbst took issue with her leadership, accusing her of being dismissive to subordinates and ruffling too many feathers.
    — Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
  • The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization quickly followed suit, shelving the project that had been in the works for over a decade and ruffling feathers at the state level and among business leaders.
    — Nicholas Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2026
Definition of ruffling
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  • The workshops include all ingredients and participants learn skills such as cutting and folding meats, placement and spacing for jams and honeys.
    — Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • The notorious crease for which folding phones are known is all but absent.
    — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 29 July 2026
Definition of folding
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  • 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
  • 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
Definition of creasing
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