The Collaborative International Dictionary
Crankle
Crankle \Cran"kle\ (kr?n"k'l), v. t. [Cf. Crinkle.] To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle.
Old Veg's stream . . . drew her humid train aslope,
Crankling her banks.
--J. Philips.
Crankle
Crankle \Cran"kle\, v. i. To bend, turn, or wind.
Along the crankling path.
--Drayton.
Crankle
Crankle \Cran"kle\, n. A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.
Wiktionary
crankle
n. a bend, twist or crinkle vb. 1 To bend, turn, or wind. 2 To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle.