noun, transitive verb or intransitive verbWord forms: -kled, -kling
bend; turn; crinkle
Word origin
[1585–95; crank1 + -le]This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aberration, corridor, develop, keyhole, switch-le is a suffix of verbs having a frequentative force. Other words that use the affix-le include: gentle, hustle, jostle, mingle, nibble