cruckle

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It's a recognised English word, but it isn't in the official NASPA Scrabble word list.

Scrabble points
15
Words With Friends
19
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈkɹʊk(ə)l/
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/ˈkɹʊk(ə)l/ · [ˈkʰɹʊkɫ̩]

Definition of cruckle

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (dialectal, intransitive)To stumble after inverting or everting one's foot; to roll (but not necessarily sprain) one's ankle.
    “The resident, who does not want to be named, was walking along the street on Sunday (1 November) morning when she suddenly cruckled over on her ankle and fell on her hands, resulting in cuts and bruises.”
    “As they continued she tried to think what to do and pretended to stumble, after which she faked a slight limp. ¶ ‘Stop pretending to limp.’ ¶ ‘I'm not pretending. I twisted my foot when I cruckled.’”
    “The slip said: "Holly cruckled whilst running" and he had no idea what it meant. […] Apparently, as many of you will already know, it means 'going over on your ankle'.”

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Etymology

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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