wrin·kle

(rĭng′kəl)

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" wrinkly 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" unironed rough, unsmooth - having or caused by an irregular surface; "trees with rough bark"; "rough ground"; "rough skin"; "rough blankets"; "his unsmooth face"

wrinkled

adjective

1. lined, furrowed, shrivelled, wizened, weather-beaten, crinkly, time-worn I looked older and more wrinkled than ever.

2. creased, crumpled, rumpled, crinkled His suit was wrinkled and he looked very tired.

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Translations

مُتَغَضِّن، مُتَجَعِّدمُجَعَّد

vrásčitý

rynket

ryppyinen

naboran

ráncos

hrukkóttur, krumplaîur

increspato rugoso stazzonato

しわの寄った

주름진

zgubanzmečkan

skrynklig

ซึ่งมีรอยย่น

kırışık kırışmış

nhăn nheo

有皱纹的

wrinkled

[ˈrɪŋkld] ADJ → arrugado

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wrinkled

[ˈrɪŋk^əld]

adj

[fabric, paper] → froissé(e); [surface] → plissé(e)

[skin] → ridé(e); [person, face] → ridé(e)

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/a

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.

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

wrinkled

a. arrugado-a.