How to Pronounce Crimp

To pronounce "crimp", say CRIMP — one syllable, IPA /kɹɪmp/. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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Syllable

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Letters

/kɹɪmp/

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💡 Tip for remembering “crimp”

"crimp" is a single-syllable word — say it in one clean beat. It rhymes with limp and wimp, if that helps it stick.

What does crimp mean?

noun

  1. A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.

    “The strap was held together by a simple metal crimp.”

  2. The natural curliness of wool fibres.

verb

  1. To press into small ridges or folds, to pleat, to corrugate.

    “Cornish pasties are crimped during preparation.”

  2. To fasten by bending metal so that it squeezes around the parts to be fastened.

    “He crimped the wire in place.”

adjective

  1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle.
  2. Weak; inconsistent; contradictory.

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Words that rhyme with crimp

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

limpwimpprimppimpblimpscrimpchimpshrimpskimpslimp

Related words

pinchcreaseflexurebendfoldplicationkinkfrizzle

Frequently asked questions

How many syllables are in "crimp"?▾

"Crimp" has one syllable.

What is the IPA transcription of "crimp"?▾

The IPA transcription of "crimp" is /kɹɪmp/.

What does "crimp" mean?▾

Crimp: A fastener or a fastening method that secures parts by bending metal around a joint and squeezing it together, often with a tool that adds indentations to capture the parts.

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