Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wrinkled

/ˈɹɪŋkl̩d/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: wrink-led
IPA: /ˈɹɪŋkl̩d/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.

verb

simple past and past participle of wrinkle

Example Sentences

"As the ocean receded from the beach it left the sand appearing wrinkled."
"Lying on the floor was a dead man, in evening dress, with a knife in his heart. He was withered, wrinkled, and loathsome of visage. It was not till they had examined the rings that they recognized who it was."

Inflected Forms

more wrinkled (comparative) most wrinkled (superlative)

Phrases

wrinkled hornbill wrinkled cowry wrinkled frog

Synonyms

bewrinkled rugose wrinkly creased lined crinkly purfly pruny rimpled rouched ruckly rugate

Antonyms

unwrinkled nonwrinkled wrinkle-free wrinkleless

Rhymes With

sprinkled twinkled tinkled

Questions

How do you pronounce wrinkled?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɪŋkl̩d/.
What does wrinkled mean?: Uneven, with many furrows and prominent points, often in reference to the skin or hide of animals.

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