wrinkle
noun
a small furrow or crease in the skin, especially of the face, as from aging or frowning.
wrinkled
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past participleof wrinkle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof wrinkle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
wrinklenouna small furrow or crease in the skin, especially of the face, as from aging or frowning.
Example Sentences
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He asked them to bring their “tools” — broom, stethoscope, an oxygen tank—and posed them against a lightly wrinkled cloth backdrop with natural light.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
"I'm sick and I don't even have the money to buy medication," she said, empty boxes in her wrinkled hands.
From Barron's ● Mar. 25, 2026
As the mats grow, they develop the wrinkled surface patterns that Martindale observed in the rocks of Morocco.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 8, 2026
He also "didn't want to be standing on stage holding a spear for the rest of my life, in wrinkled tights, I just wanted to have a bit of a life".
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2025
She was named the Shadow Dancer—Ratwin wrinkled her nose at the name: “pretentiousnesses”—and she was in perfect condition.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
