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wrinkle

Syllabification: (wrin·kle)

Pronunciation: /ˈriNGkəl/

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Definition of wrinkle

noun

1a slight line or fold in something, especially fabric or the skin of the face.
informal a minor difficulty; a snag:the organizers have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out

2 informal a clever innovation, or useful piece of information or advice:learning the wrinkles from someone more experienced saves time

verb

[with object] (often as adjective wrinkled)

make or cause lines or folds in (something, especially fabric or the skin):Dotty’s wrinkled stockings
grimace and cause wrinkles on (a part of the face):he sniffed and wrinkled his nose
[no object] form or become marked with lines or folds:her brow wrinkled

Origin:

late Middle English: origin obscure, possibly a back-formation from the Old English past participle gewrinclod 'sinuous' (of which no infinitive is recorded)

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