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wrinkled

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verb

past tense of wrinkle
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as in furrowed
to develop creases or folds if you don't fold clothes promptly after drying, they'll wrinkle

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Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of wrinkled
Verb
Every plot point is wrinkled or changed in some fundamental way. Joe Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024 The vinyl decals, featuring salmon crying to get beyond the first of the dams, were wrinkled, the banner itself battle-scarred in places. Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 12 Oct. 2024 Emma noticed the fish was more aesthetically pleasing—iridescent skin, which was just slightly wrinkled and completely intact in the can. Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 7 Oct. 2024 Bake at 145 degrees Fahrenheit (63 degrees Celcius) for eight hours or more until they are wrinkled and chewy, as desired. Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 29 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrinkled
Verb
  • The back half of the car is crumpled in on itself, the windows are shattered and the patrol car was physically turned off the road by the force of the crash.
    Lauren Penington, The Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2024
  • The moment Watson crumpled to the field, the Browns’ future instantly pivoted.
    Jason Lloyd, The Athletic, 29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Featuring a disheveled fringe that stops just a few millimeters above the eyebrows, Jane Austen bangs are typically slightly rounded and can be worn either wavy, curly, or straight.
    Irene Coltrinari, Vogue, 1 Apr. 2025
  • The trailer reveals that DiCaprio plays Bob Ferguson, a wacky, disheveled revolutionary who’s trying to save his daughter.
    Matt Minton, Variety, 27 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • With their thick, shaggy fur, the 5-month-old wolves are better adapted to the cold.
    Emily Mullin, Wired News, 7 Apr. 2025
  • In the first, the sheepdog appears engulfed by a thick coat of long white fur, his face nearly obscured by the shaggy mass.
    John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • The answer turned out to be an inversion of sorts — Kate ended up with a lot of comics Clint’s beats, including Lucky, the Pizza Dog, the messy apartment, and the fun trick arrows.
    Nola Pfau, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Plus, Sherman-Palladino and Palladino were amenable to her perspective on Geneviève, an overburdened, passionate woman with a messy personal life.
    Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In the past, Jamil has openly discussed her own journey recovering from anorexia and disordered eating.
    Rachel Raposas, People.com, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Thus did the conservative loose cannonballs come eventually to dominate the GOP—and define our disordered political era.
    Daniel Schlozman & Sam Rosenfeld / Made by History, TIME, 10 June 2024
Adjective
  • The short, brittle, uncombed hair under her hat gave her crow’s wings on either side of her face.
    Judith Thurman, The New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2024
  • After noting that people have made negative comments about her makeup-free face, the Grammy Award-winning rapper recorded a video fresh off the wake up, showing off her hyperpigmentation, uncombed hair, and all.
    Sydney Clarke, refinery29.com, 10 Feb. 2021
Adjective
  • But one wild, dare-we-say chaotic month can change things, and the Pirates wouldn’t mind following Detroit’s blueprint.
    Tim Britton, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
  • The latter are chaotic galaxies that lack a distinct shape, and are low in elements heavier than hydrogen and helium — akin to galaxies from the early universe.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • If readers are confused, consider yet again that Instagram could claim all of 30 million users when its acquisition was announced.
    John Tamny, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
  • Those who lost their Medicaid health care reported being unaware or confused about how to report work hours.
    Phil Galewitz, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Wrinkled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrinkled. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

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