wrinkle
Meaning of wrinkle
- a slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face.
she smoothed out the wrinkles from her skirt
- a clever innovation, or useful piece of information or advice.
learning the wrinkles from someone more experienced saves time
- make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin).
his hands and face were wrinkled by age
you just cannot look neat with wrinkled clothes
the camera focuses on the wrinkled laughter lines around the man's eyes
late Middle English: origin obscure, possibly a back-formation from the Old English past participle gewrinclod ‘sinuous’ (of which no infinitive is recorded).
Information about wrinkle
- The plural form of wrinkle is: wrinkles.
- Languages in which wrinkle is used:
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Hyphenation of wrinkle
wrin-kle
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- wrinkle is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
wrinkle synonyms
Meaning furrow:
furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
Meaning purse:
Meaning ruckle:
ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, crisp
Meaning rumple:
rumple, crumple, crease, crinkle
Meaning a form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth:
Meaning a tightly gathered wrinkle or small fold:
Meaning a part of a garment that is gathered:
Meaning a long, narrow hilltop, mountain range, or watershed:
Meaning a long, narrow cut or depression in a hard material:
Meaning a general rule, principle, or piece of advice:
Meaning a small piece of practical information or advice:
Meaning the pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering:
Meaning a long, thin piece of metal on a scale or dial which moves to indicate a figure or position:
Meaning a piece of evidence or information used in the detection of a crime:
Meaning a thing said or done that serves as a signal to an actor or other performer to enter or to begin their speech or performance:
Meaning an idea or plan put forward for consideration:
Meaning advice or information aimed at resolving a problem or difficulty, especially as given by someone in authority:
Meaning guidance or recommendations offered with regard to prudent future action:
Meaning the action of helping someone to do something:
Meaning advice, especially that given formally:
Meaning marked by creases or wrinkles:
Meaning having many lines or folds:
Meaning marked or covered with lines:
Meaning having small surface creases or wrinkles:
Meaning full of creases or wrinkles; wrinkled:
Meaning (of land or earth) covered in long, narrow trenches formed by ploughing:
Meaning having a groove or grooves:
Meaning marked with or formed into narrow raised bands:
Meaning crushed to form creases and wrinkles:
Meaning (especially with reference to a person's face) tightly gather or contract into wrinkles or small folds:
Meaning wrinkled and shrunken, especially as a result of loss of moisture or old age:
Meaning shrivelled or wrinkled with age:
Meaning past participle of wear1:
Meaning having a tough, hard texture like leather:
wrinkle antonyms
Meaning give (something) a flat, regular surface or appearance:
Translation of wrinkle
Anagrams of wrinkle
Words that rhyme with wrinkle
ankle, crankle, fankle, hankle, prankle, rankle, tankle, twankle, wankle, Trenkle, Bullwinkle, Hinkle, Winkle, antiwrinkle, atinkle, baggyrinkle, baggywrinkle, besprinkle, chinkle, crinkle, dogwinkle, inkle, intersprinkle, jinkle, kinkle, outtinkle, oversprinkle, pennywinkle, periwinkle, pinniewinkle, pinnywinkle, presprinkle, prinkle, resprinkle, skinkle, sprinkle, strinkle, tiggywinkle, tinkle, trinkle, twinkle, uncrinkle, unwrinkle, upsprinkle, winkle, Kunkle, Runkle, crunkle, dunkle, runkle