Meaning & use
Wrinkles
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Small creases or folds that form in a surface, especially in skin, fabric, or paper.
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She smoothed the wrinkles out of the tablecloth before the guests arrived.
He noticed a few new wrinkles around his eyes when he smiled.
A note on using this word
The figurative sense, meaning "minor problem," has been common in English since at least the early twentieth century.
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Another way to use it
2. noun
A minor problem or complication that needs to be resolved.
The team is still working out a few wrinkles in the new software before launch.
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