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wrinkle
1[ring-kuhl]
noun
a small furrow or crease in the skin, especially of the face, as from aging or frowning.
a temporary slight ridge or furrow on a surface, due to contraction, folding, crushing, or the like.
verb (used with object)
to form wrinkles in; corrugate; crease.
Don't wrinkle your dress.
verb (used without object)
to become wrinkled.
wrinkle
2[ring-kuhl]
noun
an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation.
a new advertising wrinkle.
wrinkle
1/ ˈɪŋə /
noun
a slight ridge in the smoothness of a surface, such as a crease in the skin as a result of age
verb
to make or become wrinkled, as by crumpling, creasing, or puckering
wrinkle
2/ ˈɪŋə /
noun
informala clever or useful trick, hint, or dodge
Other 51Թ Forms
- ˈɰ adjective
- ˈɰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wrinkle1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of wrinkle1
Origin of wrinkle2
Example Sentences
Parts of her skin are wrinkled and peeling, leaving angry patches of red - the result of malnutrition, a medic tells the BBC.
And, amid all the hype and analysis surrounding the Dodgers and Padres, there is one little wrinkle: The Dodgers lead the NL West, but the team in second place is not the Padres.
Their foreheads were pressed together, their eyes were shut, their hands clasped; her lips were ever-so-slightly pursed, his forehead was wrinkled in concentration.
But unlike in the past, Byrne’s new movie never waylays you with a surprise narrative wrinkle or unexpected thematic depth.
“Of course, we have breakfast together, me and my wrinkles, him with his youth, but it’s like that,” Macron told Elle France in 2017.
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