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ruckle

/ˈrʌkəl/
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Other forms: ruckling; ruckled

Definitions of ruckle
  1. verb
    make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in
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    types:
    cockle, crumple, knit, pucker, rumple
    to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
    pucker, ruck, ruck up
    become wrinkled or drawn together
    type of:
    fold, fold up, turn up
    bend or lay so that one part covers the other
  2. verb
    make a hoarse, rattling sound
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    type of:
    rattle
    make short successive sounds
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