Definition of wrinkle Wrinkle

/ɹɪˈŋkʌl/ - [ringkul] - wrin•kle

We found 22 definitions of wrinkle from 6 different sources.

What does wrinkle mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: wrinkles
wrinkle - a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
		furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line
		imprint, impression, depression a device produced by pressure on a surface
		cutis, tegument, skin an outer surface (usually thin); "the skin of an airplane"
		crow's feet, crow's foot, laugh line a wrinkle in the skin at the outer corner of your eyes
		dermatoglyphic the lines that form patterns on the skin (especially on the fingertips and the palms of the hands and the soles of the feet)
		frown line a facial wrinkle associated with frowning
		life line, line of life, lifeline a crease on the palm; its length is said by palmists to indicate how long you will live
		heart line, line of heart, love line, mensal line a crease on the palm; palmists say it indicates your emotional nature
wrinkle - a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
wrinkle - a minor difficulty; "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
Verb wrinkles, wrinkling, wrinkled
wrinkle - make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
		ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp
		fold up, fold, turn up incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
		cockle, knit, pucker, rumple, crumple make (textiles) by knitting; "knit a scarf"
		ruck, ruck up, pucker to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"
wrinkle - become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle"
		rumple, crumple, crease, crinkle
		fold up, fold incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
wrinkle - make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow"
		furrow, crease
		fold up, fold, turn up incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
wrinkle - gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker; "purse ones's lips"
		purse
		contract be stricken by an illness, fall victim to an illness; "He got AIDS"; "She came down with pneumonia"; "She took a chill"

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Wiktionary

wrinkle (Noun)
A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
wrinkle (Noun)
A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.
wrinkle (Noun)
A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be iron ironed out .
wrinkle (Verb)
To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
wrinkle (Verb)
To pucker or become uneven or irregular.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

wrinkle (n.)
A winkle.
wrinkle (n.)
A small ridge, prominence, or furrow formed by the shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; a corrugation; a crease; a slight fold; as, wrinkle in the skin; a wrinkle in cloth.
wrinkle (n.)
hence, any roughness; unevenness.
wrinkle (n.)
A notion or fancy; a whim; as, to have a new wrinkle.
wrinkle (v. t.)
To contract into furrows and prominences; to make a wrinkle or wrinkles in; to corrugate; as, wrinkle the skin or the brow.
wrinkle (v. t.)
Hence, to make rough or uneven in any way.
wrinkle (v. i.)
To shrink into furrows and ridges.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

wrinkle
A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

wrinkle
A wrinkle-bellied whore; one who has had a number of bastards: child-bearing leaves wrinkles in a woman's belly. To take the wrinkles out of any one's belly; to fill it out by a hearty meal. You have one wrinkle more in your a-se; i.e. you have one piece of knowledge more than you had, every fresh piece of knowledge being supposed by the vulgar naturalists to add a wrinkle to that part.