1. wrinkled, puckered, or having a wavy, uneven surface

Examples

• The old paper was cockled from moisture damage.
• Heat caused the plastic sheet to become cockled.
• The cockled surface of the dried paint looked uneven.
• She smoothed out the cockled fabric with an iron.
• The cockled edges of the photograph showed its age.
• The wallpaper had a cockled appearance after getting wet.