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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
  • If your hair isn’t naturally wavy, use a curling iron to add waves, wrapping sections around the iron in opposite directions for a less polished look.
    — Lindy Segal, Glamour, 19 Oct. 2026
  • The person buried there is believed to have belonged to the Linear Pottery culture — named for the distinctive spiral and wavy patterns decorating its pottery.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of wavy
Verb
  • Among the trends expected, discounting will be at or near historic high levels, with retailers aware that consumers are pinched by rising prices.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026
  • While higher gasoline prices have pinched drivers, high diesel prices are pressuring consumers more broadly.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of pinched
Verb
  • Roll magazines and tuck them inside your boots to prevent the boot shaft from being creased or collapsing during storage.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Each shirt must be on a hanger and should be creased at the mid-point of the shoulder.
    — Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 10 July 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
  • Meta slightly tweaked its full year capex guidance to $135 billion to $145 billion, from $130 billion to $145 billion.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than doing a literal adaptation, the creators kept the book’s DNA and tweaked the ideas of evil, temptation and power with a contemporary twist.
    — Annika Pham, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of tweaked
Verb
  • Deadline hears that the BBC has held tentative discussions about whether Sounds could be folded in with iPlayer to create a single streaming service for video and audio, not unlike Netflix and YouTube.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Netflix, for example, puts the TV show or movie on the top half, and video controls on the bottom half when folded in that position.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of folded
Adjective
  • Fluctuating dew points can make loose waves, tight spirals, or corkscrew coils swell, turning a great curly day into a frizzy disaster.
    — Dana Oliver, Parents, 22 Oct. 2026
  • How hair oil works on strands Oils smooth the hair’s outer surface so strands reflect more light and feel silkier, which is why dry, dull or frizzy hair often responds first.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of frizzy
Verb
  • My right pants leg was gone and among the smaller cuts an ugly gash puckered at me from the calf.
    — Gerald R. Hunter, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Behar then puckered her lips for a peck on the mouth, and when Mount leaned in, her left arm reached around his right side, appearing to pull him in for a longer, more passionate kiss.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
Definition of puckered
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