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Wrinkle
01
a small fold or line in a piece of cloth or in the skin, particularly the face
Grammatical Information
animacy status
inanimate
Composition
Simple
countable
plural form
wrinkles
Examples
She smiled and a tiny wrinkle appeared at the corner of her eyes, showing the wisdom of her years.
02
a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
03
a minor difficulty
to wrinkle
01
to create folds or creases on a previously smooth surface
Transitive: to wrinkle a flexible surface
Examples
She accidentally wrinkled her dress while hastily stuffing it into the suitcase.
02
to develop small lines or creases on the surface of something, often caused by folding, shrinking, or aging
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
action verb
regular
present tense
wrinkle
3rd person singular
wrinkles
present participle
wrinkling
past simple
wrinkled
past participle
wrinkled
Examples
After being packed tightly in the suitcase, the dress wrinkled badly, requiring ironing before it could be worn.
03
(of skin) to develop lines or creases
Intransitive
Examples
The skin around her eyes started to wrinkle with age, revealing a lifetime of smiles and laughter.
04
to contort one's facial features in a way that causes temporary or permanent lines or creases
Transitive: to wrinkle one's facial features
Examples
Whenever he tasted something sour, he would wrinkle his nose in distaste.
Lexical Tree
wrinkleless
wrinkly
wrinkle
