ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Wrinkling

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Wrinkling is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of wrinkle.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of wrinkle.

More Meanings

  1. A pattern of wrinkles.
  2. The act of wrinkling.

Example Sentences

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?

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include crease, crumple, ruckle, rumple, crisp, crinkle.

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