crankle

[ krang-kuhl ]

noun

, cran·kled, cran·kling.

1. bend; turn; crinkle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of crankle¹

First recorded in 1585–95; crank ¹ + -le

Example Sentences

Crankle, krangk′l, Crinkle, kringk′l, n. a turn, winding, or wrinkle, an angular protuberance.—v.t. to bend: to twist.

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"The facts are there, and Crankle's speech to evidence ripped him up in a terrific manner."

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I find that the verb is unravelled as “bend, wind, turn, twist, wind in and out, crankle, crinkle.”

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Fold -- N. fold, plicature†, plait, pleat, ply, crease; tuck, gather; flexion, flexure, joint, elbow, double, doubling, duplicature†, gather, wrinkle, rimple†, crinkle, crankle†, crumple, rumple, rivel†, ruck†, ruffle, dog's ear, corrugation, frounce†, flounce, lapel; pucker, crow's feet; plication†.

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V. fold, double, plicate†, plait, crease, wrinkle, crinkle, crankle†, curl, cockle up, cocker, rimple†, rumple, flute, frizzle, frounce†, rivel†, twill, corrugate, ruffle, crimple†, crumple, pucker; turn down, double down, down under; tuck, ruck†, hem, gather.

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