English Explanatory Dictionary

wrimple

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To wrinkle, rumple.
noun
  1. A wrinkle.

Word forms

wrimple wrimples wrimpling wrimpled

Etymology

From Middle English *wrimplen (suggested by Middle English wrymplyd (“wrinkled”)), probably from Middle Dutch *wrimpelen, frequentative of wrimpen, wrempen (“to wrinkle”). Cognate with West Flemish wrempelen (“to wrinkle”). Compare also Middle English rimplen (“to become wrinkled”).

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