- wrinkle something up
- wrinkle something up†to make something get wrinkles and creases. •
I love the way you wrinkle your nose up.
•Don't wrinkle up your jacket.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
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wrinkle — [[t]rɪ̱ŋk(ə)l[/t]] wrinkles, wrinkling, wrinkled 1) N COUNT: usu pl Wrinkles are lines which form on someone s face as they grow old. His face was covered with wrinkles... Some deep wrinkles furrow his lower forehead. 2) V ERG When someone s skin … English dictionary
wrinkle — I UK [ˈrɪŋk(ə)l] / US noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms wrinkle : singular wrinkle plural wrinkles 1) a line that appears on your skin when you get older, or when your skin has been damaged by the sun 2) an accidental fold in a piece of … English dictionary
wrinkle — wrin|kle1 [ rıŋkl ] noun count usually plural 1. ) a line that appears on your skin when you get older, or when your skin has been damaged by the sun 2. ) an accidental fold in a piece of cloth or paper 3. ) INFORMAL a small problem wrinkle… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wrinkle — wrin|kle1 [ˈrıŋkəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: wrinkled twisted, winding (14 16 centuries), probably from Old English gewrinclian to wind ] 1.) wrinkles are lines on your face and skin that you get when you are old ▪ Her face was a mass of… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wrinkle — 1. n. a new idea; a new aspect of something. □ Fred came up with a new wrinkle for the ad campaign. □ Here’s a clever wrinkle for you. Nobody has ever tried this one. 2. n. a minor problem. □ A wrinkle has developed in the Wilson proposal … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
wrinkle — 1 noun (C) 1 a line on your face or skin that you get when you are old: wrinkles around the eyes 2 a small untidy fold in a piece of clothing or paper 3 iron out the wrinkles to solve the small problems in something wrinkly adjective 2 verb 1 (I … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wrinkle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, back formation from wrinkled twisted, winding, probably from Old English gewrinclod, past participle of gewrinclian to wind, from ge , perfective prefix + wrinclian (akin to wrencan to wrench) more at co Date:… … New Collegiate Dictionary
wrinkle — Synonyms and related words: abbreviate, age, bezel, bonus, bristle, canal, canalize, carve, chamfer, channel, chase, cheat the undertaker, chink, chisel, circumscribe, coarct, cocker, cockle, compact, compress, concentrate, condense, consolidate … Moby Thesaurus
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screw something up — 1) Christina screwed up her face Syn: wrinkle, pucker, crumple, crease, furrow, contort, distort, twist 2) informal they ll screw up the whole thing Syn: wreck, ruin, destroy … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
screw something up — 1 Christina screwed up her face in disgust: WRINKLE (UP), pucker, crumple, crease, furrow, contort, distort, twist, purse. 2 ( … Useful english dictionary
