wrinkle
/ɹˈɪŋkəl/ · 2 syllables
Meaning
verb
- gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
“purse ones's lips” - make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
“The dress got wrinkled” - make wrinkled or creased
“furrow one's brow” - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
“This fabric won't wrinkle”
noun
- a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
“his face has many lines” - a minor difficulty
“they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out” - a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
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Words that rhyme with wrinkle
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