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Meanings of ruckle in English

Portuguese
dobrar
Catalan
arrissar-se

Make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in.

      dobrar
      Synonyms
      Examples for "crisp"
      Examples for "crisp"
      1
      Colours look rich without being over saturated; text is crisp and clear.
      The Irish Times
      2
      A whine was in one voice; in the other was crisp command.
      The Sheriff's Son
      3
      The system is remarkable for the crisp, clear picture that it projects.
      Wired
      4
      Unfolded, they were vast and crisp and beautifully printed on quality paper.
      Neither here nor there: travels in europe
      5
      Strong response to last week's fearless attack on the potato crisp people.
      The Irish Times
      1
      Greer's age deepens in the way his wrinkles crease, his body slouches.
      Ice Like Fire
      2
      The point found the gap, the secret crease gave to the blade.
      Small wars: a novel
      3
      Use the color Sable to softly define the crease and create depth.
      Ebony
      4
      Fold the halves into fourths and the fourths into eighths and crease.
      Make Your Own Hats
      5
      Flames goaltender David Rittich was assessed two minutes for leaving his crease.
      Reuters
      1
      Dr Donna Lacap-Bugler answers: Why do hands and feet wrinkle in water?
      Radio NZ
      2
      I said, convinced I'd just found the fatal wrinkle in her argument.
      Mortal Allies
      3
      The lines of the smile were as deeply marked as the wrinkle.
      The Wind in the Rose-Bush, and Other Stories of the Supernatural
      4
      Every wrinkle shows in that room what with all those overhead lights.
      Two for the dough
      5
      The Englishman bowed again, the wrinkle of a smile on his face.
      The Puppet Crown
      1
      By the way his brows crinkle I know I have guessed correctly.
      I am number four
      2
      Then he looked at Billy, a crinkle of amusement in his eyes.
      The Palace of Darkened Windows
      3
      There was cloth underneath me, and the crinkle of plastic underneath that.
      Skin Trade
      4
      All at once the crinkle of a chill ran across the Chevalier's shoulders.
      The Grey Cloak
      5
      Her smile grows, and that adorable crinkle forms between her eyebrows.
      Ebony
      1
      Molly was able to scrunch up her eyes and see past it.
      Small favor
      2
      I have to scrunch in on one side of my own bed.
      The center of everything
      3
      It also leads me to scrunch up when I start to get gripped.
      Climbing Magazine
      4
      The second time, I heard every bone in its body scrunch and crack.
      Carnacki, the Ghost Finder
      5
      She was roused by the scrunch of carriage wheels on the gravel drive.
      The Green Carnation
      1
      Molly was able to scrunch up her eyes and see past it.
      Small favor
      2
      It also leads me to scrunch up when I start to get gripped.
      Climbing Magazine
      3
      Cloe and Rikki wouldn't have to scrunch up to keep their feet warm.
      Her mother's hope
      4
      You can go flat to go up and scrunch up to go down.
      Wired
      5
      That's how I ended up here, scrunched up in that display case.
      Wizard at Large
      Usage of ruckle in English
      1
      Suddenly, the dead silence struck me: my ear missed the "ruckle," and the occasional exclamations of delight.
      The Substance of a Dream
      Translations for ruckle
      Ruckle through the time