What does Wrinkle mean?
Definitions for Wrinkle
ˈrɪŋ kəlwrin·kle
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Wrinkle.
Princeton's WordNet
wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, linenoun
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
"his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
wrinklenoun
a minor difficulty
"they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out"
wrinkleverb
a clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
purse, wrinkleverb
gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
"purse ones's lips"
wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crispverb
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"
furrow, wrinkle, creaseverb
make wrinkled or creased
"furrow one's brow"
rumple, crumple, wrinkle, crease, crinkleverb
become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
"This fabric won't wrinkle"
Wiktionary
wrinklenoun
A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
wrinklenoun
A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.
Spending time out in the sun may cause you to develop wrinkles sooner.
wrinklenoun
A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.
Three months later, we're still discovering new wrinkles.
wrinkleverb
To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive.
wrinkleverb
To pucker or become uneven or irregular.
An hour in the tub will cause your fingers to wrinkle.
Etymology: Probably from stem of gewrinclod.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Wrinklenoun
Etymology: wrincle , Saxon; wrinkel, Dutch.
Give me that glass, and therein will I read:
No deeper wrinkles yet? Hath sorrow struck
So many blows upon this face of mine,
And made no deeper wounds? William Shakespeare, Richard II.She hath continued a virgin without any visible token, or least wrinkle of old age. James Howell, Vocal Forest.
To see a beggar’s brat in riches flow,
Adds not a wrinkle to my even brow. Dryden.Though you and all your senseless tribe,
Could art, or time, or nature bribe,
To make you look like beauty’s queen,
And hold for ever at fifteen;
No bloom of youth can ever blind
The cracks and wrinkles of your mind.
All men of sense will pass your door,
And croud to Stella’s at fourscore. Jonathan Swift.Our British heav’n was all serene;
No threatning cloud was nigh,
Not the least wrinkle to deform the sky. Dryden.To Wrinkleverb
Etymology: wrinclian , Saxon.
It is still fortune’s use
To let the wretched man outlive his wealth,
To view with hollow eye and wrinkled brow
An age of poverty. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.Scorn makes us wrinkle up the nose, and stretch the nostrils also, at the same time drawing up the upper lip. Francis Bacon.
Here steams ascend,
That in mixt fumes the wrinkled nose offend. John Gay.Here stood ill-nature, like an ancient maid,
Her wrinkled form in black and white array’d. Alexander Pope.A keen north-wind, blowing dry,
Wrinkled the face of deluge, as decay’d. John Milton.
Wikipedia
Wrinkle
A wrinkle, also known as a rhytid, is a fold, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface, such as on skin or fabric. Skin wrinkles typically appear as a result of ageing processes such as glycation, habitual sleeping positions, loss of body mass, sun damage, or temporarily, as the result of prolonged immersion in water. Age wrinkling in the skin is promoted by habitual facial expressions, aging, sun damage, smoking, poor hydration, and various other factors. In humans, it can also be prevented to some degree by avoiding excessive solar exposure and through diet (in particular through consumption of carotenoids, tocopherols and flavonoids, vitamins (A, C, D and E), essential omega-3-fatty acids, certain proteins and lactobacilli).
ChatGPT
wrinkle
A wrinkle is a small line, fold, or crease in the surface of something, particularly a piece of fabric or the skin of an organism. It is often a result of aging, repetitive movements, long term exposure to water or sun, lack of moisture, or physical stretching and contraction.
Webster Dictionary
Wrinklenoun
a winkle
Wrinklenoun
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
Wrinklenoun
hence, any roughness; unevenness
Wrinklenoun
a notion or fancy; a whim; as, to have a new wrinkle
Wrinkleverb
to contract into furrows and prominences; to make a wrinkle or wrinkles in; to corrugate; as, wrinkle the skin or the brow
Wrinkleverb
hence, to make rough or uneven in any way
Wrinkleverb
to shrink into furrows and ridges
Etymology: [OE. wrinkil, AS. wrincle; akin to OD. wrinckel, and prob. to Dan. rynke, Sw. rynka, Icel. hrukka, OHG. runza, G. runzel, L. ruga. .]
Wikidata
Wrinkle
A wrinkle, also known as a rhytide, is a fold, ridge or crease in the skin. Skin wrinkles typically appear as a result of aging processes such as glycation, habitual sleeping positions, loss of body mass, or temporarily, as the result of prolonged immersion in water. Age wrinkling in the skin is promoted by habitual facial expressions, aging, sun damage, smoking, poor hydration, and various other factors.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Wrinkle
ring′kl, n. (coll.) a tip, valuable hint. [Perh. from A.S. wrenc, a trick. Cf. Wrench.]
Wrinkle
ring′kl, n. a small ridge on a surface caused by twisting or shrinking: unevenness.—v.t. to contract into wrinkles or furrows: to make rough.—v.i. to shrink into ridges.—adj. Wrink′ly, full of wrinkles: liable to be wrinkled. [M. E. wrinkel, conn. with A.S. wringan, to twist; prob. related to Sw. rynka, Dan. rynke, a wrinkle.]
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
WRINKLE
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Wrinkle is ranked #25659 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Wrinkle surname appeared 961 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Wrinkle.
96.5% or 928 total occurrences were White.
1.3% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
1% or 10 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.5% or 5 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Wrinkle in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Wrinkle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Wrinkle in a Sentence
The blinded enemies of Iran, particularly the planners and coordinators of this cowardly act of terrorism must understand that such savagery will not cause a single wrinkle in our collective will to conquer bright scientific horizons, and be aware that the difficult revenge awaiting them is already an integral part of our work ! .
When you look at the issues and the vote preferences, there is a slight wrinkle in Georgia: Republican primary voters are focused on the economy and immigration, which should benefit candidates from the Trumpwing of the party, and you see this with Walker, but Kemp -- so far -- is holding off Perdue in the gubernatorial contest.
Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul!
Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. We grow old by deserting our ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul.
I promise to keep on living as though I expected to live forever. Nobody grows old by merely living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. Years may wrinkle the skin, but to give up wrinkles the soul.
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- جعدة, تجعدArabic
- qırışAzerbaijani
- маршчынаBelarusian
- бръчка, гънкаBulgarian
- vráskaCzech
- krølleDanish
- altern, zerknittern, Falte, runzelig werden, Runzel, verschrumpeln, Problem, schrumpelnGerman
- ζαρώνω, ζάρα, ρυτίδα, πτυχήGreek
- arrugar, aspereza, arruga, imperfecciónSpanish
- kortsud, kortsEstonian
- چروکPersian
- ryppy, rypistyä, bugi, vika, lastentauti, kurtistaa, rypistää, juonne, kurtistua, virheFinnish
- rider, froisser, ride, aspérité, plisserFrench
- gyűrődés, barázda, redő, ránc, egyenetlenségHungarian
- կնճիռArmenian
- hrukka, korpaIcelandic
- raggrinzire, asperità, spiegazzare, imperfezione, irregolarità, crepa, rugaItalian
- 皺, しわが寄る, 皺ばむJapanese
- 주름지다Korean
- چرچ کردن, چرجKurdish
- rugaLatin
- ngene, hākorukoru, rehe, rehengaMāori
- rimpel, kreukenDutch
- pomarszczyć, zmarszczkaPolish
- ruga, amassar, enrugarPortuguese
- hawch'ayQuechua
- cuta, zbârci, plisa, încreți, ridaRomanian
- сморщить, мять, морщина, морщить, сморщиться, складка, смять, морщиться, сминатьRussian
- набирати, набор, nabirati, борати, bora, nabor, borati, бораSerbo-Croatian
- gubaSlovene
- rrudhëAlbanian
- kırışıklık, problem, sorun, buruşuklukTurkish
- зморшкаUkrainian
- nếp nhănVietnamese
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