Used in a Sentence

crankle

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for crankle.

Editorial note

The county of Suffolk seems to be home to countless examples of these crinkle crankle walls.

Examples14
Definitions3
Parts of speech2

Quick take

A bend, twist or crinkle.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of crankle gathered in one view.

noun

A bend, twist or crinkle.

verb

To bend, turn, or wind.

verb

To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for crankle.

noun

A bend, twist or crinkle.

verb

To bend, turn, or wind.

verb

To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle.

Example sentences

1

The county of Suffolk seems to be home to countless examples of these crinkle crankle walls.

2

It's also funny that the words crinkle and crankle derive from Old English and are obvious cognate of Dutch _kronkel_.

3

So building this crinkle crankle style would only have to add about 50% in building time.

4

The serpentine (Crinkle crankle) wall that can be seen in pictures seems quite out of place in a city from 3000 years ago.

5

I'd much rather have a Battlefield Wall on my property in the US than a Ribbon Wall or Crinkle Crankle Wall.

6

Crinkle Crankle Wall is a bit more fun than ZigZag Fence.

7

I suppose it's subjective but Crinkle Crankle is better because it sounds so ridiculous.

8

If crinkle-crankle walls protect fruit, then I suppose the analogous software might run on some Apple device that's unnecessarily expensive, technically lagging, and probably beautiful.

9

I was thinking that (if possible) adding a sinusoidal vertical element to the layers (in both the x and y axis), similar to a crinkle crankle wall.

Quote examples

1

In the UK these ate known by the wonderful term "Crinkle crankle wall"

2

This made me Google "crinkle crankle ha-ha" - unfortunately I could not find any references to such a wall existing.

3

"Crinkle-crankle" is obviously archaic, and it evokes folk art and (in the US) colonial culture.

4

Apparently, "crinkle-crankle" dates to 1598.

Proper noun examples

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Serpentine or Crinkle-Crankle walls, apparently a Dutch innovation.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use crankle in a sentence?

The county of Suffolk seems to be home to countless examples of these crinkle crankle walls.

What does crankle mean?

A bend, twist or crinkle.

What part of speech is crankle?

crankle is commonly used as noun, verb.