rimple

English

Etymology

From Middle English rimpel, rympyl, from Old English *hrimpele, hrympelle (“wrinkle, rimple”), from Proto-Germanic *hrumpiljǭ, related to Old English hrimpan (“to wrinkle, rimple”), from Proto-Germanic *hrempaną (“to bend, curve, make waves, wrinkle”).

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -ɪmpəl

Noun

rimple (plural rimples)

  1. wrinkle

Verb

rimple (third-person singular simple present rimples, present participle rimpling, simple past and past participle rimpled)

  1. To wrinkle or crease
    • Georgette Heyer, My Lord John
      He smiled vaguely upon his hostess, and she smiled back at him, her face rimpling into a thousand furrows […]

Anagrams

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.