I. wrin ‧ kle 1 /ˈrɪŋk ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: wrinkled 'twisted, winding' (14-16 centuries) , probably from Old English gewrinclian 'to wind' ]
1 . wrinkles are lines on your face and skin that you get when you are old:
Her face was a mass of wrinkles.
2 . a small untidy fold in a piece of clothing or paper SYN crease :
She walked over to the bed and smoothed out the wrinkles.
3 . iron out the wrinkles to solve the small problems in something
—wrinkly adjective :
her thin, wrinkly face
II. wrinkle 2 BrE AmE verb
1 . [intransitive and transitive] ( also wrinkle up ) if you wrinkle a part of your face, or if it wrinkles, small lines appear on it:
Alex wrinkled up her nose at the smell.
Carter wrinkled his forehead in concentration.
His brow wrinkled when he saw us.
2 . [intransitive] if a piece of clothing wrinkles, it gets small untidy folds in it SYN crease :
The trouble with linen is that it wrinkles so easily.