crankle

Related to crankle: crackle, cankle

crankle

(ˈkræŋkəl)
n
1. a bend or twist
2. a crinkle
vb
to (cause to) bend or wind
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cran•kle

(ˈkræŋ kəl)

n., v.t., v.i. -kled, -kling.
bend; turn; crinkle.
[1585–95; crank1 + -le]
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