wrinkle

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈrɪŋkl̩/

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• Hyphenation: wrink‧le

Noun

Singular wrinkle

Plural wrinkles

A man with wrinkles on his face

1. (countable) 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.

Verb

Plain form wrinkle

Third-person singular wrinkles

Past tense wrinkled

Past participle wrinkled

Present participle wrinkling

1. To wrinkle is to make lines, creases, or folds on a smooth surface.

   When he smiled, his face wrinkled.

Related words

• wrinkly