cruckle
cruckle · cruckles · cruckled · cruckling
To stumble after inverting or everting one's footTo stumble after inverting or everting one's foot; to roll (but not necessarily sprain) one's ankle.
/ˈkɹʊk(ə)l/
Meaning
1 senses(dialectal)To stumble after inverting or everting one's foot; to roll (but not necessarily sprain) one's ankle.
Origin
From earlier crookle (“to bend, twist, make crooked”), equivalent to crook (“to bend”) + -From earlier crookle (“to bend, twist, make crooked”), equivalent to crook (“to bend”) + -le (frequentative suffix). Compare Dutch kreukelen, Low German krökeln.
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Forms
cruckles, cruckling, cruckled, cruckledLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle