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wrinkling

/ˈrɪŋklɪŋ/ /ˈwrɪŋklɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.

Examples :

"Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive."
appearance condition body age

Related Words

Illustration photograph

photograph noun

/ˈfəʊ.tə.ˌɡɹɑːf/ /ˈfoʊ.tə.ˌɡɹæf/

A picture created by projecting an image onto a photosensitive surface such as a chemically treated plate or film, CCD receptor, etc.

"The photograph of the class showed everyone smiling during the school trip. "

Illustration irregular

irregular noun

/ɪˈɹɛɡjəlɚ/

A soldier who is not a member of an official military force and, often, does not follow regular army tactics

"The irregulars attacked the government buildings, not following the standard military formations. "

Illustration substance

substance noun

/ˈsʌbstəns/

Physical matter; material.

"The scientist carefully examined the substance to determine its chemical composition. "

Illustration outdated

outdated adjective

/aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/

Out of date, old-fashioned, antiquated.

"His outdated wordprocessing software could not read the files I sent."

Illustration irreversibly

irreversibly adverb

/ˌɪrɪˈvɜrsɪbli/ /ˌɪrɪˈvɜːsɪbli/

In an irreversible manner.

"The old photograph was irreversibly damaged by the flood water. "

Illustration careful

careful adjective

/ˈkɛːfəl/ /ˈkɛ(ə)ɹfəl/

Taking care; attentive to potential danger, error or harm; cautious.

"He was a slow and careful driver."

Illustration stretches

stretches noun

/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃɪz/

An act of stretching.

"I was right in the middle of a stretch when the phone rang."

Illustration wrinkles

wrinkles noun

/ˈrɪŋkəlz/

A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.

"The old photograph had wrinkles from being folded for many years. "

Illustration concentrating

concentrating verb

/ˈkɒnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ/ /ˈkɑːnsənˌtreɪtɪŋ/

To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.

"to concentrate rays of light into a focus"

Illustration wrinkle

wrinkle noun

/ˈɹɪŋkl̩/

A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.

"The old map showed many wrinkles on its paper surface. "

Illustration difficult

difficult verb

/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/

To make difficult; to impede; to perplex.

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "

Illustration forehead

forehead noun

/ˈfɒɹɛd/ /ˈfɑɹɪd/

The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.

"The teacher pointed to the student's forehead and said, "Concentrate!" "