wrinkle (Meaning)
wrinkle (n)
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
a minor difficulty
a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
wrinkle (v)
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
make wrinkled or creased
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
wrinkle (n.)
A winkle.
A small ridge, prominence, or furrow formed by the shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; a corrugation; a crease; a slight fold; as, wrinkle in the skin; a wrinkle in cloth.
hence, any roughness; unevenness.
A notion or fancy; a whim; as, to have a new wrinkle.
wrinkle (v. t.)
To contract into furrows and prominences; to make a wrinkle or wrinkles in; to corrugate; as, wrinkle the skin or the brow.
Hence, to make rough or uneven in any way.
wrinkle (v. i.)
To shrink into furrows and ridges.
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wrinkle Sentence Examples
- The wrinkles on her face tell the story of a life well-lived.
- The wrinkles in his shirt collar revealed the years of wear and tear.
- The fabric had deep wrinkles that would not easily be removed.
- The sun's rays caused wrinkles to form around his squinting eyes.
- The aged hands were covered in a network of wrinkles.
- The stress of the situation left wrinkles on her normally smooth brow.
- The wrinkles in the carpet betrayed the heavy foot traffic it had endured.
- The crumpled paper was creased with wrinkles that made it difficult to read.
- The wrinkles in the tree bark suggested its ancient age.
- The wrinkles in her smile reflected a lifetime of joy and laughter.
FAQs About the word wrinkle
a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface, a minor difficulty, a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different), gat
furrow, crease,crinkle, plait, loop, layer,crimp, seam, pleat, corrugation
duplication,copy, replication, clone, replication, imitation, duplicate, imitation, clone, reproduction
The wrinkles on her face tell the story of a life well-lived.
The wrinkles in his shirt collar revealed the years of wear and tear.
The fabric had deep wrinkles that would not easily be removed.
The sun's rays caused wrinkles to form around his squinting eyes.
