English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-wrinkle.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ�k�l|-ɪ�k�l

Noun
en-noun

1. A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
2. A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.

#:Spending time out in the sun may cause you to develop wrinkles sooner.

1. A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be iron out|ironed out.

#:Three months later, we're still discovering new wrinkles.

Translations
trans-top|a furrow in a smooth surface
Croatian: nabor m
Finnish: ryppy, juonne
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Kurdish: KUchar|�رج
Spanish: arruga f, aspereza f
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trans-top|a line or crease in the skin
Croatian: bora f
Czech: vráska f
Dutch: rimpel m
Finnish: ryppy
French: ride#French|ride f
German: Falte f, Runzel f
Italian: ruga#Italian|ruga f
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Japanese: �� (shiwa)
Latin: ruga f
Mandarin: zh-ts|��|�纹 (zhòuwén)
Portuguese: ruga#Portuguese|ruga f
Slovene: guba f
Spanish: arruga f
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trans-top|a fault, imperfection or bug
Finnish: vika, virhe
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Spanish: imperfección f
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ttbc|Albanian: rrudhë f
ttbc|Bulgarian: б���ка f
ttbc|Catalan: arruga f
ttbc|German: Runzel f
ttbc|Hungarian: ránc
ttbc|Romanian: rid m, zbârcitur� f, incretitur� f
ttbc|Telugu: మ�డ�తల� (muDutalu)

Verb
en-verb|wrinkl|ing

1. (transitive) To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.

#:Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive.

1. (intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.

#:An hour in the tub will cause your fingers to wrinkle.

Translations
trans-top|To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles
Croatian: borati, nabirati
Danish: krølle
Dutch: kreuken
Finnish: rypistää
French: rider#French|rider, plisser
German: zerknittern
Greek: ζα��ν� (zarono)
Italian: raggrinzire, spiegazzare
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Japanese: ����� (shiwa ni naru)
Korean: 주���
Kurdish: KUchar|�ر� کرد�
Polish: pomarszczy�
Portuguese: enrugar
Spanish: arrugar
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trans-top|To pucker or become uneven or irregular
Croatian: borati se, nabirati se
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Related terms
Wrinkley - an older person (not necessarily pejorative)
unwrinkled
wrinkle-free

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