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crookle

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
crook-le
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bend; to make crooked.

Obsolete

Etymology

Equivalent to crook (“to bend”) + -le (frequentative or diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch kreukelen, Low German krökeln.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

crookles (present, singular) crookling (participle, present) crookled (participle, past) crookled (past)

Questions

What does crookle mean?
To bend; to make crooked.
Where does crookle come from?
Equivalent to crook (“to bend”) + -le (frequentative or diminutive suffix). Compare Dutch kreukelen, Low German krökeln.

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