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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Crankle

/(kr?n"k'l)/ · Cran·kle · IPA /ˈkɹæŋk(ə)l/
01 v. t. To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle.
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    To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle.
    “Old Veg's stream . . . drew her humid train aslope, Crankling her banks.” — J. Philips.
02 v. i. To bend, turn, or wind.
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    To bend, turn, or wind.
    “Along the crankling path.” Drayton.
03 n. A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.
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    A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.