Unwrinkle
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Unwrinkle is a verb meaning (transitive) To remove wrinkles from.
Meaning
(transitive) To remove wrinkles from.
More Meanings
- (intransitive) To stop being wrinkly; to become flat or smooth.
Example Sentences
The job was done before Silver could unwrinkle the grimace on his face.
In a rain barrel, water unwrinkles to glass; a lime tree’s daughter there studies her face.
Emma went through the closet and removed the black gabardine jacket she had hung up to unwrinkle.
He and she sat side by side like two wax people while the waiter stretched across to unwrinkle the tablecloth and straighten the knives.
Word Forms
- unwrinkles
- unwrinkling
- unwrinkled
Synonyms for unwrinkle
Depending on context, synonyms include smooth.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dewrinkle, uncrinkle, untwist, unruffle, unpucker, unwax.
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