Ruckle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic; "The dress got wrinkled"; "crease the paper like this to make a crane".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Usages
Examples
- Ruckles on the dress appeared after it had been crumpled in a ball for several hours.
- She wanted to ruckle the dress in just the right places so it looked more vintage inspired.
- A delicate touch was required to avoid ruckling the silk of the ancient artwork during handling.
- An error in folding the gift had caused the ribbon to badly ruckle where the fold was.
- His wrinkled paper project didn't turn out as neat as he wanted, and he had made a mistake to ruckle the wing section incorrectly.
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Meaning 2
Make a hoarse, rattling sound.
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The loud motor began to ruckle as it was trying to turn the heavy wheels of the old truck.
- As the wind blew through the bones of the animal, they ruckled ominously in the stillness.
- Her voice started to ruckle when she caught a cold, making it hard for people to understand her.
- The engines of the old plane began to ruckle before it taxied down the runway for takeoff.
- A harsh cough caused his throat to ruckle, signaling the beginning of the illness.