Definición de «wrinkle» en inglés

noun

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

2. A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.

   • Spending time out in the sun may cause you to develop wrinkles sooner.

3. A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.

   • Three months later, we're still discovering new wrinkles.

4. A twist on something existing; a novel difference.

verb

1. (transitive) To make wrinkles in; to cause to have wrinkles.

   • Be careful not to wrinkle your dress before we arrive.

2. (intransitive) To pucker or become uneven or irregular.

   • An hour in the tub will cause your fingers to wrinkle.

3. (intransitive, of skin) To develop irreversibly wrinkles; to age.

   • The skin is the substance that wrinkles, shows age, stretches, scars and cuts.

4. (intransitive, obsolete) To sneer (at).

noun

1. (US, dialect) A winkle