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adjective

as in wavy

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crimped

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verb

past tense of crimp
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as in pinched

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as in creased

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crimped
  1. wavy
  2. pinched
  3. creased
  4. waved
  5. tweaked
  6. folded
  7. frizzy
  8. puckered
Adjective
  • To blow out your curls for a wavy texture like Taylor's, Gutterman says to use a small round brush and focus your dryer on your ends to smooth out strands and give the ends that curl.
    — Audrey Noble, InStyle, 2 July 2026
  • In a house where trim is stripped away, like 1022 Via Treviso, there’s nowhere to hide a wavy wall or a slightly off corner.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of wavy
Verb
  • My thumb and index finger pinched together to grab a dime, while my middle finger reached farther to pick up coins that had rolled under the edge of a cabinet.
    — Steven Lautzenheiser, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
  • Paintings of Rush made in his lifetime depicted a man with flat hair and long, pinched features.
    — Leah Asmelash, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of pinched
Verb
  • The leather had creased across the rounded toes, while the uppers had softened around the shape of her feet.
    — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
  • That combination creased conditions increasingly favorable for widespread severe thunderstorms.
    — Albert Ramon, CBS News, 16 June 2026
Definition of creased
Adjective
  • The small, but spirited, Peruvian fan group in the north stands banged its drums and waved flags, finally able to be part of the party.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 June 2026
  • Outside, a cluster of demonstrators held signs and waved flags on the perimeter of courthouse property.
    — CBS Texas Staff, CBS News, 4 June 2026
Definition of waved
Verb
  • However, their participation was still in doubt after Serena tweaked her knee during her first-round singles match in her first appearance at the All England Club in four years.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
  • Alysa Guffey After intense pushback to the first draft of the zoning ordinance, the city's Department of Metropolitan, the city agency charged with regulating land use and zoning in the city limits, tweaked the proposal to tighten some regulations.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
Definition of tweaked
Verb
  • The day could be sliced into identical pieces, the body trained to answer the bell, and the worker folded into a machine that only made sense when every human motion had been made useful to someone else.
    — Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Fire shelters weigh around 6 pounds and are folded up inside several protective layers in a firefighter’s pack.
    — Jack Dura, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
Definition of folded
Adjective
  • Faris embraced Laurie with frizzy blonde hair and doomsday preparations as a result of her traumatic experiences.
    — Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 10 June 2026
  • Grace & Company Satin Pillowcase Oprah prevents frizzy hair and breakage with the Grace & Company Satin Pillowcase.
    — Ruby McAuliffe, InStyle, 4 June 2026
Definition of frizzy
Verb
  • Hockey drama Off Campus was renewed for a second season before lovers Hannah (Ella Bright) and Garrett (Belmont Cameli) even puckered up onscreen.
    — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 29 May 2026
  • Other signs include a change in skin texture that may look puckered, scaly or inflamed, and may appear red, purple or darker in other areas of the breast.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
Definition of puckered
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