Definition of "ruckle" [ruckle]

• To crease or wrinkle (verb)

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• "Suddenly, the dead silence struck me: my ear missed the "ruckle," and the occasional exclamations of delight."
• "He did let go, but only with one hand, and this in order to slide it down her leg, evidently meaning to get hold of her skirt and ruckle it up."
• "It is not too much to say that almost every step of the weary sultry way was in pain, and I reached Ujiji a mere ruckle of bones."