ruckle
1 of 2intransitive 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
I. M. Laskruckle
2 of 2verb
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