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ruckle¹

  • /ˈɹʌkəl/

Rhymes with -ʌkəl

Where it comes from

Variant of ruck.

verb ruckles · ruckling · ruckled

  1. To crease or wrinkle.

noun ruckles

  1. A disordered collection. Seldom he comes by this way ; but he is amang them yonder, wi' a hookit nose and chin, grey blear'd een, lang black hair, and a ruckle o' duds for claise o' a' sorts, wi' bits o' embroidery sewed on them.
  2. A wrinkle. After the second lunch, with a little more to drink, he helped her into her coat more zealously, smoothing the material down over one should blade as if the cloth had suddenly thrown up a ruckle.

ruckle²

  • /ˈɹʌkəl/

Rhymes with -ʌkəl

Where it comes from

Probably cognate with Dutch rochelen (“to hawk”).

noun ruckles

  1. Scotland A rattling noise in the throat, as from suffocation.

verb ruckles · ruckling · ruckled

  1. Scotland, intransitive To make a rattling noise in the throat.

Ruckle³

proper noun Ruckles

  1. A surname.

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"ruckle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ruckle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

ruckle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ruckle

Chicago

"ruckle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ruckle.

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@misc{ruckle_2026,
  title = {ruckle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ruckle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}