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wrinkled
verb
adjective
To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
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/ˈɹɪŋkl̩d/ /ˈɹɪŋkl̩d/
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verb
To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.
“Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive.”
To pucker or become uneven or irregular.
“An hour in the tub will cause your fingers to wrinkle.”
(of skin) To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.
“The skin is the substance that wrinkles, shows age, stretches, scars and cuts.”
To sneer (at).
adjective
(of a surface) Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.
“As the ocean receded from the beach it left the sand appearing wrinkled.”
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Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive.
An hour in the tub will cause your fingers to wrinkle.
The skin is the substance that wrinkles, shows age, stretches, scars and cuts.
As the ocean receded from the beach it left the sand appearing wrinkled.
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