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Meaning of bewrinkle | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To make or put a wrinkle (or wrinkles) in; furrow; fill with wrinkles.

transitive

Examples

“… if I were to assert that it can either rend or write; the sneer of contempt would soon bewrinkle, or the stare of surprise would distort, the countenances of my readers.”
“The old lady did not immediately reply, her head dropped a little on one side, a broad smile bewrinkled the lower part of her well-worn visage; [...]”
“Must I bewrinkle my brow, grow crow's feet under my eyes?”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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