wrinkle

CEFRB2

/ˈɹɪŋkl̩/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A small line or fold in skin, cloth, or paper.

  2. 02

    verb

    To make small lines or folds in something.

Examples

  • From within her wrinkle furrowed face two alert and inquisitive eyes looked at me.

  • Hang up your shirts before they wrinkle.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.

  2. A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.

  3. A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.

More examples

In context

  • With her foot she smoothed a wrinkle in the throw rug.

  • Spending time out in the sun may cause you to develop wrinkles sooner.

  • We need to iron out the wrinkles in the plan before implementing it.

Quick test

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After careful ironing, the blank completely disappeared from his favorite shirt.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English wrinkle, wrynkel (“crease, fold, wrinkle”), from the verb (see below). Cognate with Dutch wrinkel (“wrinkle, crease”). Compare also Middle English runkel (“wrinkle”), from Old Norse hrukka (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunkwǭ (“wrinkle, crease”), whence also French fronce (“crooked smile, scowl, frown”), German Runzel (“wrinkle”), Danish rynke (“wrinkle”), Swedish rynka and rynkla (“wrinkle”).