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wrinkle

wrinkle

77 1.0
A small fold in skin, cloth, or paper
  • noun
  • /ˈrɪŋkl/
translation icon : arruga
  • You have a lot of lines on your forehead and wrinkles.
  • wrinkles on skin
  • folds and wrinkles
  • show wrinkles

They have to know that collagen will not repair all their wrinkles without vitamin C.

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Examples

  • The sun causes wrinkles and cancer and sunscreen is an anti wrinkle, anti cancer products.

  • You have just turned thirty, he thought to himself, and the wrinkles are already starting around your eyes.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • I have just one big wrinkle.

  • But when it does that, like you can see every wrinkle, I'm like, Oh my God, please stop.

  • So this is also for wrinkle care, moisturizing and protection.

  • There's exactly one new wrinkle on my face and two new sunspots.

  • Mary let him in, her tiny face crumpling into a thousand wrinkles when she saw him.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • There were more wrinkles under his eyes than last week; he was so terribly weary.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • His hands spread out on the board before him, old hands, networked wrinkles, and dark liver spots.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • After years of sun exposure, Sarah noticed that the wrinkles on her face were becoming more pronounced.

Synonyms

line
vswrinkle
105 3.5

A small fold that appears on skin or on other surfaces

is a small ridge or fold that appears on many surfaces not only skin
fold
vswrinkle
84 2.4

A bend or crease in rock layers pushed together

is a smaller surface ridge or crease, not necessarily a doubled bend
crease
vswrinkle
27 1.5

A line made when cloth or paper is folded

is a small ridge or fold not limited to those specific causes
pucker
vswrinkle
9 6.5

A small wrinkle in cloth or on skin that makes a fold

is a small even ridge or fold rather than a gathered irregular one
crinkle
vswrinkle
6 3.9

A small fold or wrinkle on a surface

is a general small ridge or fold, not only fine or tiny
furrow
vswrinkle
3 5.3

A small line or fold in a surface, often on the skin

is a small ridge or fold not always created by pressure or movement
ruck
vswrinkle
  • Specialized
9.3

A small wrinkle in cloth that makes the surface uneven

is a small ridge or fold that is usually neater and less disruptive

Compounds

Cloth that does not crease easily and stays smooth after wear or washing

How Wrinkled

furrow
3 5.3
wrinkle
77 1.0
crease
27 1.5
fold
84 2.4
smoothness
5 1.9

Surface Forms

wrinkle singular
wrinkles plural

Etymology

Wrinkle comes from an old English root wrinc meaning 'to fold' or 'to crinkle', so a wrinkle is a small fold or ridge in skin, fabric, or paper.