āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
wrinkle
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Wrinkle
01
āĻāĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻ, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ
a small fold or line in a piece of cloth or in the skin, particularly the face
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His forehead was smooth, with no wrinkles, as he concentrated on the complex puzzle before him.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻā§āĻ¨ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ, āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ§āĻžāĻāĻ§āĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŽāĻ¨ā§āĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻļ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻļāĻ˛, āĻĢāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻŋ
a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
03
āĻŦāĻžāĻ§āĻž, āĻā§āĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¸ā§āĻ¯āĻž
a minor difficulty
to wrinkle
01
āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to create folds or creases on a previously smooth surface
Transitive: to wrinkle a flexible surface
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The cat playfully pawed at the freshly ironed shirt, managing to wrinkle it.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ˛āĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻĻā§āĻ¯ āĻāĻ¸ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻ°āĻŋ āĻāĻ°āĻž āĻļāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻā§ āĻĒāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻˇāĻŽ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to develop small lines or creases on the surface of something, often caused by folding, shrinking, or aging
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The old leather wallet had wrinkled over time, showing signs of wear and tear from years of use.
āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨āĻŋāĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻžāĻĨā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻŦāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻŦāĻāĻ° āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāĻž
(of skin) to develop lines or creases
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Despite her diligent skincare routine, her hands started to wrinkle prematurely.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻļā§āĻ°āĻŽā§ āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻ āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻ° āĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦā§āĻ, āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ āĻ
āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
04
āĻā§āĻāĻāĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§, āĻāĻžāĻāĻ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to contort one's facial features in a way that causes temporary or permanent lines or creases
Transitive: to wrinkle one's facial features
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She wrinkled her forehead in confusion as she struggled to understand the complex instructions.
āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻļāĻžāĻŦāĻ˛ā§ āĻŦā§āĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻā§ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
wrinkleless
wrinkly
wrinkle
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