crankle

• POS: Noun, Verb (intransitive), Verb (transitive)
• HYPHEN: cran=kle

CIDE DICTIONARY

crankle, v. t. [Cf. Crinkle.].

 To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle.  [1913 Webster]
"Old Veg's stream . . . drew her humid train aslope,
Crankling her banks."  [1913 Webster]

crankle, v. i. 

 To bend, turn, or wind.  [1913 Webster]
"Along the crankling path."  [1913 Webster]

crankle, n. 

 A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.  [1913 Webster]

ROGET THESAURUS

crankle

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, folded, fluted, pleated.

VB 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.