wrinkle

Use the word "wrinkle" for people or fabric, especially clothing. A wrinkle is a crease, a fold, or an impression. (Note: This word begins with an "r" sound.)

Use an iron to remove wrinkles from clothing.
This shirt is wrinkled. It needs to be ironed. It’s on an ironing board. What do you do with wrinkled clothing?
After towels are washed and dried, they need to be folded; otherwise, they might get wrinkled.
As a person gets older, wrinkles appear on the face and the body. His face is wrinkled.

You can use "wrinkle" as a verb:

• Don’t let your clothes get wrinkled. Hang them up.
• Remaining in water for a long time will wrinkle your fingers and toes.

You can use "wrinkle" as an adjective:

• These pants are wrinkled.
• Her wrinkled hands reveal her age.

You can use "wrinkle" as a noun:

• Look at all the wrinkles on this shirt.
• The wrinkles on his face indicate that he’s old.

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This page was first published on July 15, 2012. It was updated on March 26, 2015.