crankle /ˈkɹeɪ̯ŋkəl/verb 2noun 1forms 3 verb2 •To bend, turn, or wind.Meander, who is said so intricate to bee, Hath not so many turnes, nor crankling nookes as shee. — 1612 •To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle.Old Vaga's stream […] drew her humid train aslope, / Crankling her banks. — 1708 noun1 •A bend, twist or crinkle. formscrankled · crankling · crankles