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v. - Make wrinkles or creases into a smooth surface; Make a hoarse, rattling sound.

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Usage examples (19)
  • Suddenly, the dead silence struck me: my ear missed the "ruckle," and the occasional exclamations of delight.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • That and this ruckle of stones we sit in are all that's left of what was my father's and my grandfather's and their forebears back till the dark of time.
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