"ruckle" meaning in English

See ruckle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹʌkəl/ Forms: ruckles [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkəl Etymology: Variant of ruck. Etymology templates: {{m|en|ruck}} ruck Head templates: {{en-noun}} ruckle (plural ruckles)
  1. A disordered collection.
    Sense id: en-ruckle-en-noun-YHnGUPDt
  2. A wrinkle.
    Sense id: en-ruckle-en-noun-PHDzTMTW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹʌkəl/ Forms: ruckles [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌkəl Etymology: Probably cognate with Dutch rogchelen (“to hawk”). Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|rogchelen||to hawk}} Dutch rogchelen (“to hawk”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} ruckle (plural ruckles)
  1. (Scotland) A rattling noise in the throat, as from suffocation. Tags: Scotland
    Sense id: en-ruckle-en-noun-JKv92yYM Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹʌkəl/ Forms: ruckles [present, singular, third-person], ruckling [participle, present], ruckled [participle, past], ruckled [past]
Rhymes: -ʌkəl Etymology: Variant of ruck. Etymology templates: {{m|en|ruck}} ruck Head templates: {{en-verb}} ruckle (third-person singular simple present ruckles, present participle ruckling, simple past and past participle ruckled)
  1. To crease or wrinkle.
    Sense id: en-ruckle-en-verb-Oi7jqvS8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹʌkəl/ Forms: ruckles [present, singular, third-person], ruckling [participle, present], ruckled [participle, past], ruckled [past]
Rhymes: -ʌkəl Etymology: Probably cognate with Dutch rogchelen (“to hawk”). Etymology templates: {{cog|nl|rogchelen||to hawk}} Dutch rogchelen (“to hawk”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} ruckle (third-person singular simple present ruckles, present participle ruckling, simple past and past participle ruckled)
  1. (Scotland, intransitive) To make a rattling noise in the throat. Tags: Scotland, intransitive
    Sense id: en-ruckle-en-verb-Uh~MLNcE Categories (other): Scottish English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ruckle meaning in English (5.3kB)

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