"bewrinkle" meaning in All languages combined

See bewrinkle on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: bewrinkles [present, singular, third-person], bewrinkling [participle, present], bewrinkled [participle, past], bewrinkled [past]
Etymology: From be- + wrinkle. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|be|wrinkle}} be- + wrinkle Head templates: {{en-verb}} bewrinkle (third-person singular simple present bewrinkles, present participle bewrinkling, simple past and past participle bewrinkled)
  1. (transitive) To make or put a wrinkle (or wrinkles) in; furrow; fill with wrinkles. Tags: transitive Derived forms: bewrinkled

Inflected forms

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