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Meaning of wrinkled

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

wrinkled

Pronunciation:/ˈɹɪŋkl̩d/

verb

Definitions

  1. To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.

    Example: Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive.

  2. To pucker or become uneven or irregular.

    Example: An hour in the tub will cause your fingers to wrinkle.

  3. (of skin) To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.

    Example: The skin is the substance that wrinkles, shows age, stretches, scars and cuts.

  4. To sneer (at).

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.

    Example: As the ocean receded from the beach it left the sand appearing wrinkled.

    Synonyms:bewrinkledrugosewrinkly
    Antonyms:unwrinkled