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Meaning of Wrinkle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈɹɪŋkl̩

Definitions

A small furrow, ridge or crease in an otherwise smooth surface.
A surname.
A winkle
US, dialectal
A line or crease in the skin, especially when caused by age or fatigue.
A fault, imperfection or bug especially in a new system or product; typically, they will need to be ironed out.
A twist on something existing; a novel difference.

Equivalents

العربية التجعيد تجعد جعدة

Azərbaycanca büküm əzmək qırış qırışıq

Български бръчка

Bosanski bora guba korpa nabor problem ranč tara vika бора набор

Català arruga arrugar clivella defecte imperfecció solc tara

Čeština varhánek vráska

Cymraeg crych tolc

Dansk krølle rynke

Deutsch altern Falte Problem Runzel runzelig werden Runzeln schrumpeln verschrumpeln Zerknittern

Ελληνικά ζάρα ζαρώνω πτυχή ρυτίδα

Esperanto falto

Español ahajar (disused) ajar ajarse arruga arrugar arrugarse aspereza engurra engurrar enruga imperfección irregularidad ruga rugar rugarse

Eesti Kõrts

فارسی چروک

Suomi bugi juonne kure kurtistaa kurtistua lastentauti ruttu rypistää rypistyä ryppy vika virhe

Français aspérité froisser plisser ride rider

Galego aquela eiva engruñar engurra engurrar

हिन्दी झुर्री शिकन सिलवट

Hrvatski bora guba korpa nabor problem ranč tara vika бора набор

Magyar barázda egyenetlenség gyűrődés ránc ráncol redő

Հայերեն կնճիռ

Bahasa Indonesia kedut

Íslenska hrukka korpa

Italiano asperità crepa grinza imperfezione irregolarità raggrinzire ruga spiegazzare

日本語しわが寄る皀皺皺ばむ

ქართული ნაოჭი

Қазақша әжім

한국어 주름지다

Kurdî ajar bugî problem rida tara tara

Latina ruga

Македонски брчка

മലയാളം ചുളിയുക ചുളിവ് ചുളുക്കുക ചുളുക്ക് ചുളുങ്ങുക

Nederlands kreuken rimpel

Polski fałd marszczyć marszczyć się pomarszczyć rug zmarszczka zmarszczyć

Português amassar enrugar ruga

Română cută încreți plisa rida zbârci

Русский морщина морщить морщиться мять складка сминать сморщить смо́рщиться смять

Slovenčina krčiť vráska

Slovenščina guba

Shqip rrudhë

Српски bora guba korpa nabor problem ranč tara vika бора набор

Svenska rynka skrynkla

தமிழ் சுருக்கு சுருங்கு

ไทย ริ้วรอย

Tagalog kulubot

Türkçe buruşukluk kırışıklık

Українська брижа зморшка

Examples

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

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

“There were now a grab bag of southern country-rock units with a new wrinkle—Black Oak Arkansas, for one, combined psychedelia, fifties rock, Hindu spiritualism, and gospel into “psycho-boogie,” or “raunch 'n' roll.””

CEFR level

Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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