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noun

ˈriŋ-kəl How to pronounce wrinkle (audio)
Definition of wrinklenext
1
as in furrow
a small fold in a soft and otherwise smooth surface the old woman's face creased into wrinkles as she smiled the curtains cascaded onto the floor in ripples and wrinkles

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2
as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination the latest wrinkle in digital photography

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wrinkle

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verb

1
as in to furrow
to develop creases or folds if you don't fold clothes promptly after drying, they'll wrinkle

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as in to crumple
to create (as by crushing) an irregular mass of creases in sitting down on the bedspread wrinkled it

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Recent Examples of wrinkle
Noun
Americans traveling in and through the Middle East have a new wrinkle to sort out. — Jessica Mekles, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2026 The wrinkle is that mitochondria live inside the cell and depend on it, so anything that improves their function will improve the cell, but anything that improves the cell will also improve them. — Rowan Jacobsen, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Verb
Softer interpretations of the trench were ruched, pouffed and purposefully wrinkled. — Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026 The formula contains mandelic acid (AHA) and Centella asiatica (CICA), which absorb deeply to boost skin cell turnover, helping skin look firmer and less wrinkled over time. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wrinkle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrinkle
  1. furrow
  2. innovation
  3. crease
  4. crumple
  5. invention
  6. scrunch
  7. product
  8. fold
Noun
  • Their furrows reminded me of Rembrandt’s paintings of old men, brows carved deep by hard use and long years.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The underwater drone, tethered to the ship with cables and about the size of a small car, was just above the ocean floor as the researchers and pilots searched for furrows potentially left by whales.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of furrow
Noun
  • Policymakers recognized that American companies needed a stronger reason to invest in innovation.
    — Rick Lazio, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Turning the tables, American technology innovation companies are positioning AI data centers as major water producers rather than water guzzlers.
    — Muskan Bhatia, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of innovation
Verb
  • Roll magazines and tuck them inside your boots to prevent the boot shaft from being creased or collapsing during storage.
    — Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The formula is designed to deliver up to 16 hours of wear without primer and is resistant to creasing, caking, fading and smudging.
    — Brittany Talarico, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of crease
Verb
  • For his part, despite being in the presence of so formidable a mind, Naimon doesn’t crumple.
    — Diana Arterian, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The silver vehicle lay upside down in the Uncompahgre River, crumpled like an aluminum can.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of crumple
Noun
  • The team’s invention enables the creation of garments that act as a direct interface to a wearer’s health data and their digital devices, with no rigid screen involved.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Combining the two would bring the tech and infrastructure parts of Musk’s empire together (the Wall Street pitch) and a hyperconcentrated bet on the billionaire’s inventions, politics, and personality (the actual pitch).
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of invention
Verb
  • Sitting at the defendant’s table, Flynn scrunched up his face and appeared to be crying as the 911 call was played aloud.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Sheer tees scrunched and stretched in awkward ways at Brandon Maxwell.
    — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of scrunch
Noun
  • There are no dates on the food products in the refrigerator and walk-in cooler.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Karen Fernandez, lead esthetician at SkinSpirit, told Byrdie the theory is to let skin rebuild its protective stratum corneum layer, and that cutting back can also help identify products causing irritation or breakouts.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of product
Verb
  • Deadline hears that the BBC has held tentative discussions about whether Sounds could be folded in with iPlayer to create a single streaming service for video and audio, not unlike Netflix and YouTube.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The headphones are more flexible than ever, too—just fold them up to pack them away for a trip.
    — George Yang, PC Magazine, 23 Oct. 2026
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“Wrinkle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrinkle. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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