Collocations for "wrinkle"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "wrinkle" in context.
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wrinkle
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- [deep, slight, pronounced] wrinkles
- wrinkles [in her skin, in his forehead]
- is starting to get wrinkles
- wrinkles around her [eyes, mouth]
- a wrinkle in the [fabric, skirt, shirt]
- iron out the wrinkles in the [fabric]
- a wrinkle in [time, space, the continuum]
- has wrinkles [developing, forming, appearing]
- wrinkles are [developing] in his skin
- the wrinkles are becoming more [apparent, visible]
- his wrinkles showed when he [frowned, smiled]
- iron out the wrinkles in the [plan, scheme, proposal]
- are (still) some wrinkles in the [plan]
- are (still) ironing out some of the wrinkles
- informal: learn (all) the wrinkles from [an expert, a coworker]
- her [nose, forehead, brow] wrinkled
- wrinkled his [forehead] (in a frown)
- wrinkled her nose at the [idea, smell, sight] of
- the [sweater, shirt, dress] wrinkled in [her suitcase, the closet, storage]
- the [sweater] wrinkled in the [wash, washing machine]
- this [sweater] wrinkles easily
- wrinkle-hiding [products, creams, treatment]