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wrin·kle
(rĭng′kəl)n.
1. A small furrow, ridge, or crease on a normally smooth surface, caused by crumpling, folding, or shrinking.
2. A line or crease in the skin, as from age.
3. A different or unexpected development, action, or idea: "The 1973 War brought a new wrinkle to the face of battle ... the widespread use of rockets and guided missiles" (Bruce Watson).
4. A problem or imperfection: The report had to be revised because of a few wrinkles.
v. wrin·kled, wrin·kling, wrin·kles
v.tr.
1. To make wrinkles or a wrinkle in: My shirt was wrinkled after being so long in the suitcase.
2. To draw up into wrinkles; pucker: wrinkled her nose in disdain.
v.intr.
To form wrinkles.
[Middle English, back-formation from wrinkled, wrinkled, probably from Old English gewrinclod, past participle of gewrinclian, to wind, crease; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
wrin′kly adj.
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wrinkled
(ˈrɪŋkəld)adj
having creases or crumpleshaving deep lines on the skin
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Adj. | 1. | wrinkled - marked by wrinkles; "tired travelers in wrinkled clothes" furrowed, rugged - having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface; "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile" unwrinkled, wrinkleless - not wrinkled or creased |
2. | wrinkled - (of linens or clothes) not ironed; "a pile of unironed laundry"; "wore unironed jeans" |
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wrinkled
adjective
1. lined, furrowed, shrivelled, wizened, weather-beaten, crinkly, time-worn I looked older and more wrinkled than ever.
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Translations
مُتَغَضِّن، مُتَجَعِّدمُجَعَّد
vrásčitý
rynket
ryppyinen
naboran
ráncos
hrukkóttur, krumplaîur
しわの寄った
주름진
zgubanzmečkan
skrynklig
ซึ่งมีรอยย่น
nhăn nheo
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wrinkled
[ˈrɪŋkəld]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
wrinkled
adj sheet, skirt, paper → zerknittert; skin → runzlig, faltig; brow → gerunzelt; apple, old lady → schrumpelig, verschrumpelt; wrinkled stockings → Ziehharmonikastrümpfe pl (inf)
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wrinkled
[ˈrɪŋkld] wrinkly [ˈrɪŋklɪ] adj (fabric, paper) → stropicciato/a; (nose) → arricciato/a; (surface) → corrugato/a, increspato/a; (skin) → rugoso/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
wrinkle
(ˈriŋkl) noun a small crease on the skin (usually on one's face). Her face is full of wrinkles.
verb to (cause to) become full of wrinkles or creases. The damp had wrinkled the pages.
ˈwrinkled adjective full of wrinkles. a wrinkled face.
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wrinkled
→ مُجَعَّد vrásčitý rynket faltig ρυτιδιασμένος arrugado ryppyinen ridé naboran rugoso しわの寄った 주름진 gerimpeld rynkete pomarszczony enrugado морщинистый skrynklig ซึ่งมีรอยย่น kırışmış nhăn nheo 有皱纹的Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
wrinkled
a. arrugado-a.
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