Wrinkle - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈrɪŋkl|  American pronunciation of the word wrinkle
Brit.  |ˈrɪŋk(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word wrinkle

noun

- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface (syn: crease, crinkle, furrow, line, seam)
ironing gets rid of most wrinkles
- a minor difficulty
they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out
- a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)

verb

- gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker (syn: purse)
- make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic (syn: crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch)
The dress got wrinkled
- make wrinkled or creased (syn: crease, furrow)
- become wrinkled or crumpled or creased (syn: crease, crinkle, crumple, rumple)
This fabric won't wrinkle

Extra examples

Here's the latest wrinkle in the story—we find out that the villain is actually the hero's father!

He has added some new wrinkles to his game.

Moisture caused the wallpaper to wrinkle and peel.

His brow wrinkled as he thought about the question.

Try not to wrinkle your trousers.

Her face was a mass of wrinkles.

She walked over to the bed and smoothed out the wrinkles.

She wrinkled up her nose at the smell.

He wrinkled his forehead in concentration.

His brow wrinkled when he saw us.

The trouble with linen is that it wrinkles so easily.

The dress got wrinkled

This fabric won't wrinkle

...stretch fabrics that don't wrinkle or sag...

This follow-the-winemaker phenomenon is a unique wrinkle in our wine culture.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: wrinkle
he/she/it: wrinkles
present participle: wrinkling
past tense: wrinkled
past participle: wrinkled
noun
singular: wrinkle
plural: wrinkles
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