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wrinkle English

Meaning wrinkle meaning

What does wrinkle mean?
Definitions in simple English

wrinkle Noun

— A wrinkle is a line or crease on old and fragile skin, usually caused by old age or tiredness. My grandfather had a lot of wrinkles on his face.

wrinkle Verb

— To wrinkle is to make lines, creases, or folds on a smooth surface. When he smiled, his face wrinkled.

wrinkle

— noun (= line) a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface his face has many lines ironing gets rid of most wrinkles — verb (= purse) gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker purse ones's lips — verb (= crease) make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in The dress got wrinkled crease the paper like this to make a crane — noun a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different) — noun a minor difficulty they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out — verb (= furrow, crease) make wrinkled or creased furrow one's brow — verb (= crumple, crease) become wrinkled or crumpled or creased This fabric won't wrinkle

Synonyms wrinkle synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as wrinkle?

wrinkle English » English

crease furrow fold crumple pucker crinkle line shrivel shrink rumple wrinkled knit ruck wrinkle up ruckle wizen seam pleat corrugate become wrinkled wither wilt scrunch up crisp contract cockle scrunch screw up ridge purse parch groove flaw fault error draw crimple wrinkles wrinkleless wrinkled skin worry over wimple whelm waste wart twist up twist train stumble slot

Topics wrinkle topics

What do people use wrinkle to talk about?
States Quality Shape Bend

Fold
Person Body

Head
Person Body

Skin
States Quality Texture

Rough
States Quality Texture

Furrow
Person Body Head

Nose
Language and thought Communication Sign, symbol

Facial expression

Conjugation wrinkle conjugation

How do you conjugate wrinkle?

wrinkle · verb

Examples wrinkle examples

How do I use wrinkle in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Hang up your shirts before they wrinkle.
There's a pesky wrinkle on my shirt that I just can't get the iron to remove.

Movie subtitles

A wrinkle on her face.
You know, it's a new wrinkle.
I'm a trout man, but this is a new wrinkle I'm gonna try.
Wrinkle.
Guido, I thought this black velvet was going to wrinkle.
But no. Not a wrinkle.
I think I see a little wrinkle.
Where does he see a wrinkle?
It's anti-wrinkle cream.
You have a nasty wrinkle on your forehead.
I was afraid your resistance to the mask would wrinkle it unevenly.
Time hasn't done a thing but wrinkle you.
Tonight, you'll smell so bad that even the jackals will wrinkle their noses.
No, don't wrinkle your little nose, my pet.
I haven't even the power to iron out a single wrinkle.
So for the comic, the make-up artist deepens a wrinkle. He accentuates a defect.
That's a new wrinkle for Beaver.
That's a new wrinkle.
I don't want to wrinkle my skirt.
This is a new wrinkle, isn't it?
You know, it's a new wrinkle. I never thought I'd make a killing on some guy's integrity.
Look at this coat. Not a wrinkle in it.
Guido, I thought this black velvet was going to wrinkle. - Really?
Good, good. - But no. Not a wrinkle.
Time hasn't done a thing but wrinkle you. It hasn't even done that. I've borne six girls, five boys. and 31 connubial years of you.
But there's just one wrinkle.
That's a new wrinkle anyway.
Yesterday you took my anti-wrinkle cream, it takes an hour to prepare!
Not a wrinkle.
You have a wrinkle, right on your nose bridge.
If I don't get it into the dryer quickly, it'll wrinkle bad.
Don't wrinkle your new dress.
I was afraid to hug you. I might wrinkle you.
Well, there's just one wrinkle.
Maybe a small new wrinkle.
What's the wrinkle?

News and current affairs

The US Supreme Court's decision on Argentina adds a new wrinkle, and may well further increase the risk attached to holding sovereign debt - and this to the cost of issuing it.
In May 2010, Israel responded with a new wrinkle.
Of course, this is simply a new wrinkle on an old practice, for North Korea has regularly used dummy companies to export missiles.

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