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noun

Runkle

noun
1
A wrinkle or crease.
"There was a runkle in the tablecloth that wouldn't smooth out."
verb
1
To wrinkle or crease something.
"The damp fabric runkled as it dried."

How to Use Runkle

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishAn uncommon word for a wrinkle or crease, or the act of creasing something.

Word Forms

runkled past tense, Runkles plural, runkles plural, runkles singular

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Etymology

From Middle English runkel, related to Old Norse hrukka ("wrinkle") — a rare word, mostly surviving in Scots dialect.

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