ruckle

1 of 2

intransitive verb

ruck·​le

ˈrəkəl,

ˈru̇k-

ruckled; ruckled; ruckling

-k(ə)liŋ

; ruckles

dialectal, British

: to make a hoarse rattling sound (as from suffocation)

asses braying and camels ruckling

—I. M. Lask

ruckle

2 of 2

verb

ruck·​le

ˈrəkəl

ruckled; ruckled; ruckling

-k(ə)liŋ

; ruckles

British

: to form or work into folds : crumple, wrinkle

Word History

Etymology

Intransitive verb

of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hrygla to rattle in the throat; akin to Middle High German rückeln, rüheln to rattle in the throat, roar, Old English hrog mucus, phlegm, Lithuanian kraũkti to croak, groan, Old Slavic krukŭ raven, Latin corvus, raven, crepare to crack, creak

Verb

ruck entry 3 + -le

First Known Use

Intransitive Verb

1700, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1695, in the meaning defined above

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