What does wrinkling mean?
Wrinkling means present participle and gerund of wrinkle.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of wrinkle.
The character of these wrinklings, when seen on the flat of the beds, forbids the idea that they are due to end on compression[…]
Would she be able to appreciate the subtlety of their advances, if they made any; those little twitches and twists of the lips, those narrowings and rollings of the eye, those wrinklings of the speculative temple, that shrugging of an eyebrow at play?
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Wrinkling means present participle and gerund of wrinkle.
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The character of these wrinklings, when seen on the flat of the beds, forbids the idea that they are due to end on compression[…]
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