unwrinkle

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unwrinkle

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From un- + wrinkle.

verb unwrinkles · unwrinkling · unwrinkled

  1. transitive To remove wrinkles from. He and she sat side by side like two wax people while the waiter stretched across to unwrinkle the tablecloth and straighten the knives.

    Similar: flatten out, smooth

  2. intransitive To stop being wrinkly; to become flat or smooth. His head protruded out of his torn collar much as the head of the tortoise protrudes from its shell, the throat unwrinkling, the eyes like beads, or pips of jet.

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verb to remove wrinkles from

Portuguêsdesenrugar, desfranzir
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@misc{unwrinkle_2026,
  title = {unwrinkle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/unwrinkle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}