What is the meaning of wrinkle?

noun

  • A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface.
    • usage: "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
  • A minor difficulty.
    • usage: "they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
  • A clever method of doing something (especially something new and different. )

verb

  • Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker.
    • usage: "purse ones's lips"
  • Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in.
    • usage: "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane"
  • Make wrinkled or creased.
    • usage: "furrow one's brow"
  • Become wrinkled or crumpled or creased.
    • usage: "This fabric won't wrinkle"
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