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past tense of wrinkle
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as in furrowed
to develop creases or folds if you don't fold clothes promptly after drying, they'll wrinkle

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wrinkled

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adjective

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Recent Examples of wrinkled
Adjective
Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024 The vinyl decals, featuring salmon crying to get beyond the first of the dams, were wrinkled, the banner itself battle-scarred in places. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024 Emma noticed the fish was more aesthetically pleasing—iridescent skin, which was just slightly wrinkled and completely intact in the can. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024 Bake at 145 degrees Fahrenheit (63 degrees Celcius) for eight hours or more until they are wrinkled and chewy, as desired. Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrinkled
Verb
  • With his brow perennially furrowed and hair slicked with sweat, Riley has the exact look and bearing of a suavely addled wrong-man figure from British thrillers of yore — and thus makes a suitably bemused proxy for the viewers in this wasteland of mounting chaos and absurdity.
    Guy Lodge, Variety, 19 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Last month, a Chinese coast guard vessel collided with a naval destroyer while attempting to drive away a Philippine patrol ship in the South China Sea, leaving its bow crumpled and twisted.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The fabric of his jersey, which should suggest his movement and musculature, is instead accordion-crumpled like a piece of paper.
    Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 30 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Kavya tugs on my arm, her nose is scrunched up, eyebrows discombobulated.
    Navdeep Singh Dhillon, Parents, 21 Aug. 2025
  • An image of his little face, scrunched in discomfort, but no sound coming from his little mouth, was instantly clear.
    Zoë Jones, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Garfield dressed in Anderson’s disheveled vision in a sky blue double-breasted jacket and trousers, with a button-down, open to the chest, and an undone tie.
    Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Rudy, along with his boss (Lana Parrilla) and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.
    Peter White, Deadline, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • As for Myers' short, textured locks, hairstylist DJ Quintero had rom-com queen Meg Ryan in mind; specifically her shaggy look in When Harry Met Sally.
    Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Big curly cuts, bold afros, tight fades, shaggy layers, or a sharp bob—that’s my zone.
    Larry Stansbury, Essence, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Depending on how things shake out in court, representation could get messy for west Charlotte’s City Council District 3.
    Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 6 Sep. 2025
  • And that the wig was messy, but cute.
    Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • And kids can develop disordered eating despite a parent's best effort to instill healthy eating habits.
    Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025
  • While the rise of GLP-1s brings a myriad of valid concerns − such as its contribution to disordered eating and promotion of thinness as the ideal body type − Williams' outspokenness is a crucial, balanced example of healthy and transparent GLP-1 usage.
    Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The short, brittle, uncombed hair under her hat gave her crow’s wings on either side of her face.
    Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
  • After noting that people have made negative comments about her makeup-free face, the Grammy Award-winning rapper recorded a video fresh off the wake up, showing off her hyperpigmentation, uncombed hair, and all.
    Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021

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“Wrinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrinkled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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