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Wrinkle

noun/ɹˈɪŋkəl/
Definition
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
a minor difficulty
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ɹˈɪŋkəl/
🇬🇧British English
/ɹˈɪŋkəl/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ɹˈɪŋkəl/
1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈɪŋkəl/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nouna slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
“his face has many lines”
nouna minor difficulty
“they finally have the wrinkles pretty well ironed out”
nouna clever method of doing something (especially something new and different)
verbgather or contract into wrinkles or folds; pucker
“purse ones's lips”
verbmake wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
“The dress got wrinkled”
verbmake wrinkled or creased
“furrow one's brow”
verbbecome wrinkled or crumpled or creased
“This fabric won't wrinkle”
Word Forms
wrinkleverbmake wrinkled or creased
furrowverbmake wrinkled or creased
creaseverbbecome wrinkled or crumpled or creased
crinklyadjectiveuneven by virtue of having wrinkles or waves
crinkleverbbecome wrinkled or crumpled or creased
lineverbmark with lines
wrinklenouna slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
creasenouna slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
crinklenouna slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
furrownouna slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Falten
eine leichte Vertiefung in der Glätte einer Oberfläche
🇫🇷French
ride
une légère dépression dans la douceur d'une surface
🇪🇸Spanish
arruga
una ligera depresión en la suavidad de una superficie
🇮🇹Italian
grinza
una leggera depressione nella levigatezza di una superficie
🇳🇱Dutch
rimpel
een lichte depressie in de gladheid van een oppervlak
🇵🇹Portuguese
enrugar
uma ligeira depressão na suavidade de uma superfície
🇷🇺Russian
морщинка
небольшое углубление в гладкости поверхности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
शिकन
किसी सतह की चिकनाई में हल्का सा अवसाद
🇧🇩Bengali
বলি
একটি পৃষ্ঠের মসৃণতা একটি সামান্য বিষণ্নতা
🇮🇳Tamil
சுருக்கம்
ஒரு மேற்பரப்பின் மென்மையில் ஒரு சிறிய தாழ்வு
🇮🇳Telugu
ముడతలు
ఉపరితలం యొక్క సున్నితత్వంలో స్వల్ప మాంద్యం
🇮🇳Marathi
सुरकुत्या
पृष्ठभागाच्या गुळगुळीतपणामध्ये थोडीशी उदासीनता
🇮🇳Gujarati
સળ
સપાટીની સરળતામાં થોડી મંદી
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸುಕ್ಕು
ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯ ಮೃದುತ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ವಲ್ಪ ಖಿನ್ನತೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ചുളിവുകൾ
ഒരു പ്രതലത്തിൻ്റെ സുഗമമായ ഒരു ചെറിയ മാന്ദ്യം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਝੁਰੜੀਆਂ
ਇੱਕ ਸਤਹ ਦੀ ਨਿਰਵਿਘਨਤਾ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਮਾਮੂਲੀ ਉਦਾਸੀਨਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
شیکن
سطح کی ہمواری میں ہلکا سا تناؤ
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
皱纹
表面光滑度的轻微凹陷
🇯🇵Japanese
しわ
表面の滑らかさにおけるわずかな凹み
🇰🇷Korean
멋진 생각
표면의 매끄러움이 약간 함몰됨
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nếp nhăn
một vết lõm nhẹ ở độ mịn của bề mặt
🇹🇭Thai
ริ้วรอย
ความหดหู่เล็กน้อยในความเรียบของพื้นผิว
🇮🇩Indonesian
kerut
sedikit depresi pada kehalusan permukaan
🇵🇭Filipino
kulubot
isang bahagyang pagkalumbay sa kinis ng isang ibabaw
🇲🇾Malay
kedut
kemurungan sedikit dalam kelicinan permukaan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تجعد
انخفاض طفيف في نعومة السطح
🇮🇷Persian
چین و چروک
فرورفتگی جزئی در صافی سطح
🇹🇷Turkish
kırışıklık
bir yüzeyin pürüzsüzlüğünde hafif bir çöküntü
🇮🇱Hebrew
קֶמֶט
שקע קל בחלקות של משטח
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'wrinkle'?
The primary meaning of 'wrinkle' is 'a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'wrinkle' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'wrinkle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'wrinkle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'wrinkle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'wrinkle' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'wrinkle' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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