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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
Adding a wrinkle to the immediate future of LIV was a report by The Athletic that Johnson was among more than 10 players seeking severance deals from PIF worth more than $100 million in contract payments. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026 While the King of Pop is no longer here with us, a cameo from his nephew, Michael star Jaafar Jackson, would be a dope wrinkle to Jay’s set. — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 27 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
  • But some of the most consequential innovations are not the ideas themselves.
    — Jeff Tkach, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Underinvesting in cybersecurity, or restricting who benefits from those investments, is a recipe for stunting future economic growth and innovation.
    — Michael Miebach, Time, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of innovation
Verb
  • The arid landscape is creased with rugged mountain ranges, cleaved by scenic canyons and filled with vast stretches of open space interrupted by midsize cities and small towns that spring like oases from the desert floor.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • 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
Definition of crease
Verb
  • The aircraft crashed to the ground in a private farm field near McMinnville Municipal Airport, officials said, with a red helicopter left crumpled in pieces and a green helicopter lying upside down.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • On his last two drives, he was pressured into oblivion, forced to throw off-balance once and crumpled to the ground one other time.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 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
  • In between setups, Baranski tries to keep her energy up, scrunching her face and blowing her lips together to keep them elastic.
    — Brent Lang, IndieWire, 28 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of scrunch
Noun
  • Officials also noted that drug manufacturers have doubled their output of the products over the last year by adding extra manufacturing shifts and production capacity.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • OpenAI dedicated a quarter of its product engineers to that effort.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 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 6 Nov. 2026.

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