Antonyms for wrinkle
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : ring-kuh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈrɪŋ kəl |
Definition of wrinkle
Origin :- c.1400 (implied in wrinkling), probably from stem of Old English gewrinclod "wrinkled, crooked, winding," past participle of gewrinclian "to wind, crease," from perfective prefix ge- + -wrinclian "to wind," from Proto-Germanic *wrankjan (see wrench (v.)). Related: Wrinkled.
- noun crinkle, fold
- verb crinkle, fold
- He said if they was any longer they'd wrinkle under the arms.
- Extract from : « The Rise of Roscoe Paine » by Joseph C. Lincoln
- It had become a grimace that creased every wrinkle into prominence.
- Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
- They wrinkle up their upper lips to leave their fangs exposed.
- Extract from : « From Pole to Pole » by Sven Anders Hedin
- It seemed as if that kiss smoothed every wrinkle of worry from the man's brow.
- Extract from : « The Story of Glass » by Sara Ware Bassett
- The third might have been in a wrinkle of the bag, without your feeling it!
- Extract from : « The Ocean Waifs » by Mayne Reid
- It is a wrinkle which, possibly, I may some day play off in turn upon their own countrymen.
- Extract from : « The Voyage of the Aurora » by Harry Collingwood
- How well she knew every wrinkle in that paper, every curve in the clumsy superscription.
- Extract from : « The Panchronicon » by Harold Steele Mackaye
- He was gracious and added a wrinkle between his brows, and said "Gosh!"
- Extract from : « The Trail of the Hawk » by Sinclair Lewis
- There was not a wrinkle in my face—this was several years ago, remember.
- Extract from : « A Black Adonis » by Linn Boyd Porter
- She is without a wrinkle, and appears to be no more than forty.
- Extract from : « The Merry-Go-Round » by Carl Van Vechten
Synonyms for wrinkle
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