crankle

[krang-kuh l]

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noun, verb (used with or without object), cran·kled, cran·kling.

bend; turn; crinkle.

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Origin of crankle

First recorded in 1585–95; crank¹ + -le

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The facts are there, and Crankle's speech to evidence ripped him up in a terrific manner.
Roland Cashel
Charles James Lever