Definition of wrinkle

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wrin·kle    (rngkl) KEY 

NOUN:

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 clever trick, method, or device, especially one that is new and different.
4. A problem or imperfection; a fault: The report had to be revised because of a few wrinkles.

VERB:
wrin·kled, wrin·kling, wrin·kles
VERB:
tr.

1. To make wrinkles or a wrinkle in.
2. To draw up into wrinkles; pucker: wrinkled her nose in disdain.

VERB:
intr.

To form wrinkles.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English, back-formation from wrinkled, wrinkled, probably from Old English gewrinclod, past participle of gewrinclian, to wind, crease; see wer-² in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
wrinkly(Adjective)