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- [ring-kuh l]
- /ˈrɪŋ kəl/
- /ˈrɪŋ.kl̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ring-kuh l]
- /ˈrɪŋ kəl/
Definitions of wrinkle word
- noun wrinkle an ingenious trick or device; a clever innovation: a new advertising wrinkle. 1
- verb with object wrinkle to form wrinkles in; corrugate; crease: Don't wrinkle your dress. 1
- verb without object wrinkle to become wrinkled. 1
- noun wrinkle A slight line or fold in something, esp. fabric or the skin of the face. 1
- noun wrinkle on face, body 1
- transitive verb wrinkle make wrinkled 1
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Origin of wrinkle
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English (noun), back formation from wrinkled, Old English gewrinclod, past participle of gewrinclian to wind round; perhaps akin to wrick, wrench
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Parts of speech for Wrinkle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
wrinkle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
Synonyms for wrinkle
verb wrinkle
- screw — a metal fastener having a tapered shank with a helical thread, and topped with a slotted head, driven into wood or the like by rotating, especially by means of a screwdriver.
- crumple — If you crumple something such as paper or cloth, or if it crumples, it is squashed and becomes full of untidy creases and folds.
- crinkle — If something crinkles or if you crinkle it, it becomes slightly creased or folded.
- crease — Creases are lines that are made in cloth or paper when it is crushed or folded.
- fold — to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
noun wrinkle
- contraction — When a woman who is about to give birth has contractions, she experiences a very strong, painful tightening of the muscles of her womb.
- corrugation — a corrugating or being corrugated
- depression — A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
- pleat — a fold of definite, even width made by doubling cloth or the like upon itself and pressing or stitching it in place.
- plica — Zoology, Anatomy. a fold or folding.
Antonyms for wrinkle
verb wrinkle
- smooth — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
- expand — explain
- grow — to increase by natural development, as any living organism or part by assimilation of nutriment; increase in size or substance.
- straighten — make straight
- unfold — to bring out of a folded state; spread or open out: Unfold your arms.
noun wrinkle
- smoothness — free from projections or unevenness of surface; not rough: smooth wood; a smooth road.
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