wrinkle
pronunciation
How to pronounce wrinkle in British English:
UK [ˈrɪŋkl]
How to pronounce wrinkle in American English:
US [ˈrɪŋkl]
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- Noun:
- a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
- a minor difficulty
- a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
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- Verb:
- gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
- make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface
- make wrinkled or creased
- become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
Word Origin
- wrinkle (v.)
- early 15c. (transitive), probably from stem of Old English gewrinclod "wrinkled, crooked, winding," past participle of gewrinclian "to wind, crease," from perfective prefix ge- + -wrinclian "to wind," from Proto-Germanic *wrankjan (see wrench (v.)). Intransitive sense from 1610s. Related: Wrinkled; wrinkling.
- wrinkle (n.)
- "fold or crease in the extenal body," late 14c.; in cloth or clothing from early 15c., probably from wrinkle (v.). Meaning "defect, problem" first recorded 1640s; that of "idea, device, notion" (especially a new one) is from 1817.
Example
- 1. Imagine a tub of frozen yoghurt , not a single line or wrinkle .
- 2. The irish mobility of his face was sobered by a deep wrinkle between his eyes .
- 3. Now , research from york university in toronto has added a wrinkle to the existing wisdom .
- 4. Studies have shown it neutralizes wrinkle and sun spot-spurring damage from the sun and helps generate new healthy glowing skin cells .
- 5. So once cigarettes wrinkle up your face , you 'll have a harder time correcting the damage with cosmetic surgery than people who 've never smoked .