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Meanings of wrinkle in English

Russian
морщины
Portuguese
rugas
Spanish
ritidosis
Wikidata

Fold, ridge, or crease in the skin.

морщины
Portuguese
ruga
Catalan
solc
Spanish
arruga

A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface.

ruga
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Examples for "wrinkles"
Examples for "wrinkles"
1
Victoria said: I couldn't help but notice the wrinkles on his cheeks.
News.com.au
2
Interesting wrinkles surface from this collision of consumer destination and industry tool.
The Guardian
3
Look at the grey in my hair, the wrinkles in my face.
St. Martin's Summer
4
Swollen wrinkles on the sides and at the base between the gills.
Among the Mushrooms: A Guide For Beginners
5
Greer's age deepens in the way his wrinkles crease, his body slouches.
Ice Like Fire
1
Background and objectives: A 36-year-old woman underwent CO 2 laser resurfacing for periocular rhytides using protective stainless steel Cox II ocular shields.
Pubmed
Portuguese
dobrar
Catalan
arrissar-se
Spanish
estriar

Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in.

dobrar
Portuguese
franzir
Catalan
frunzir
Spanish
fruncir

Gather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker.

franzir
Usage of wrinkle in English
1
Dr Donna Lacap-Bugler answers: Why do hands and feet wrinkle in water?
Radio NZ
2
I said, convinced I'd just found the fatal wrinkle in her argument.
Mortal Allies
3
The lines of the smile were as deeply marked as the wrinkle.
The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural
4
Every wrinkle shows in that room what with all those overhead lights.
Two for the dough
5
The Englishman bowed again, the wrinkle of a smile on his face.
The Puppet Crown
6
She recalled the outlines of her captor with a wrinkle of perplexity.
The Spoilers
7
We fancy we know the coal-dealer from whom they got this wrinkle.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920
8
As it was, all she could do was wrinkle the beautiful material.
When darkness comes
9
But no matter how hard I crumpled it, it refused to wrinkle.
Helen of troy
10
Not a wrinkle was to be seen in gown, gloves, or shoes.
Catharine Furze
11
His glance wavered and a queer little wrinkle appeared between his eyes.
Truxton King: A Story of Graustark
12
Is that a shadow crossing that wrinkle of starlight in the water?
Myths and Legends of Our Own Land — Volume 01: the Hudson and it...
13
She lacked all that a pretty wrinkle or two might have given.
The Quest of the Golden Girl: A Romance
14
From bonnet-strings to shoe-laces there was never a wrinkle or a spot.
The Little Colonel's House Party
15
He was in the shower so long his skin began to wrinkle.
Breeder
16
He smoothed every wrinkle from the towel he'd hung on the rack.
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