wrinkled as a prune (to be as) [exp]

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Meaning:

To be very wrinkled similar to a prune.

Examples:

I soaked my hands in the pool for an hour and the skin of my palm got as wrinkled as a prune.
I stayed in the hot tub too long and my feet are as wrinkled as a prune.

After washing dishes for an hour my fingers were as wrinkled as a prune.
By the end of the Jogging match, he was so thirsty and his face became as wrinkled as a prune.
My grandmother says she’s as wrinkled as a prune, but her skin still looks as clear.

Working under the sunshine without sunshade, his skin has become as wrinkled as a prune.

Synonyms words or phrases for “to be as wrinkled as a prune”

To be or look crinkly

To have plenty of small lines on skin.

Her mom asked her not to cry a lot. Because her eyes start to look crinkly at the corners.

He works in the mine. His hands get crinkly from hard work.
The crinkly face of the old and experienced man full of wisdom and warmth.
We stayed in the pool for almost four hours and my fingers began to be crinkly.

Puckered

If a cloth puckers or you pucker it, some lines appear on the surface of that. It also used for the someone’s face when they want to cry of change their shape of face during laughing or kissing someone else.

Her lips puckered as she wanted to kiss her boyfriend.
His face puckered with strong feeling of sadness when he tried not to cry.

The baby’s mouth puckered before she started to cry loudly.
He puckered his face into a stupid expression and made everyone laugh.

Wrinkly

To say that someone has skin with a lot of lines and wrinkles in an impolite and informal way. It’s used in British English more than American.

My grandpa’s skin is getting a bit wrinkly, but he still walks and stands quickly.
She was joking about being wrinkly when she came out of the bath after two hours.
That old actor may be wrinkly, but he’s still incredibly charming and also health.

He ridiculed the teacher because he looked wrinkly, but his father told off for it.

Puckered up

A state of a face that part of that has wrinkles.

She puckered up her eyes before pouring water on her face.

The kids pucker their face as they taste something sour like lemon or vinegar.
Before sneezing, the boy puckered up his face.
When he was passing through the stinking garbage, he puckered up his face.

Shriveled

A wrinkled face kind of like old peoples’ face.

The old colonel’s shriveled face told stories of a 30 years of hard situation in the army.
Her cheeks were shriveled and hollowed, but her eyes were still watchful at this age.

Being under the sun for years made his skin shriveled and tanned.
The old woman with a shriveled face in the story is a witch.

Crease

Grooves, lines and folds on someone’s face.

When he wants to concentrate a deep crease appears between his eyebrows.
This apple is out of the refrigerator for long time here. There are many lots of creases on it.
Look! When you move your eyebrows upward some deep creases appear on your forehead.

As the old man smiled some creases appeared beside her eyes.

Antonyms words for “to be as wrinkled as a prune”

Unwrinkled

A face without lines or crease like young people’s’ faces.

You know she is old, but unwrinkled face made her look much younger than her real age.

The baby has soft and wrinkled skin that just like silk.
The advertisers promote the products and said if you want to have unwrinkled skin use that cream.
Celebrities often try to keep their faces unwrinkled by using some special lotions.

Smooth

The surface or face on which there is no rough parts, holes or deep lines on it.

She explained us how to keep our skin smooth by some massage and special diet.
I have dry skin. So, I have to use moisture cream to keep my skin smooth.

All models have a perfect and smooth face.
Skincare matters and helps you keep your cheeks perfectly smooth and attractive.

Quiz:

Quiz; "to be as wrinkled as a prune"

Read the description about the meaning of "to as wrinkled as a prune" and test yourself if you understood the meaning.

1 / 4

What does the slang phrase "to be as wrinkled as a prune" mean?

To look tired and bored

To have very wrinkled or aged skin

To be very small in size

To feel refreshed

2 / 4

Which of the bellow sentences uses "as wrinkled as a prune" correctly?

After hours in the swimming pool, her hands were as wrinkled as a prune.

His clothes were as wrinkled as a prune after pulling them out of the dryer.

She was as wrinkled as a prune after staying up all night to study.

The old paper was as wrinkled as a prune from being crumpled.

3 / 4

What imagery the phrase "as wrinkled as a prune" evokes?

Deep lines and folds, like a prune's texture

Smooth, flawless skin

Shiny and plump appearance

Soft and delicate features

4 / 4

Which situation best shows someone being "as wrinkled as a prune"?

A fruit basket filled with ripe bananas

A child laughing and playing on the beach

A student wearing freshly pressed clothing

An elderly person with deeply lined skin

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