wrinkle
noun
a small furrow or crease in the skin, especially of the face, as from aging or frowning.
was wrinkling
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past progressiveof wrinkle.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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But when I met him on the banks of the River Coln just outside Fairford, he was wrinkling his nose.
From BBC ● Jan. 17, 2024
The next time she went near him, he was wrinkling his lean nose because beads of perspiration were standing there and slipping occasionally down to his cheeks.
From The Ranch at the Wolverine by B. M. Bower
Hold on, son," he said, and the old-time smile was wrinkling at the corners of his eyes; "how much did you allow to make out o' this job?
From The Quickening by E. M. Ashe
She was wrinkling her pretty brows over the manufacture of tiny clothes, a rather pale little woman still, none of the initial discomforts of her condition having been spared her.
From Australia Felix by Henry Handel Richardson
She had unfolded the note, and now her whole face was wrinkling up with pleasure or fun; she did not hear or heed her aunt's question.
From The End of a Coil by Susan Warner
