wrinkle
noun
a small furrow or crease in the skin, especially of the face, as from aging or frowning.
had been wrinkling
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past perfect progressiveof wrinkle.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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"Who's Tree?" cried Livingston Bayley, who had been wrinkling his brows in great perplexity all through the recital.
From Five Little Peppers Grown Up by Margaret Sidney
