Unscramble wrinkle

Definition of wrinkle

noun:

• a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines", "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles". Synonyms: crease, crinkle, furrow, line, seam.
• a minor difficulty; "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; "purse ones's lips". Synonyms: purse.
• 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". Synonyms: crease, crinkle, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up.
• make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one's brow". Synonyms: crease, furrow.
• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased; "This fabric won't wrinkle". Synonyms: crease, crinkle, crumple, rumple.

Related words

cockle, crumple, dermatoglyphic, knit, lifeline, pucker, ruck, rumple.

Words nearby

crinkle, winkle, wrinkled, wrinkly.

Rhymes with

sprinkle, tinkle, twinkle, winkle.