wrinkle
verb/ˈrɪŋkl/
/ˈrɪŋkl/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they wrinkle | /ˈrɪŋkl/ /ˈrɪŋkl/ |
| he / she / it wrinkles | /ˈrɪŋklz/ /ˈrɪŋklz/ |
| past simple wrinkled | /ˈrɪŋkld/ /ˈrɪŋkld/ |
| past participle wrinkled | /ˈrɪŋkld/ /ˈrɪŋkld/ |
| -ing form wrinkling | /ˈrɪŋklɪŋ/ /ˈrɪŋklɪŋ/ |
- [transitive, intransitive] to make the skin on your face form into lines or folds; to form lines or folds in this way
- wrinkle something (up) She wrinkled up her nose in distaste.
- He wrinkled his brow in concentration.
- wrinkle (up) His face wrinkled in a grin.
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- [intransitive, transitive] wrinkle (something) to form raised folds or lines in an untidy way; to make something do this
- Her stockings were wrinkling at the knees.
Word Originlate Middle English: origin obscure, possibly a back-formation from the Old English past participle gewrinclod ‘sinuous’ (of which no infinitive is recorded).
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