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ruckle vs rumple

rumple vs ruckle

ruckle and rumple both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ruckle No No Yes No
rumple No No Yes No
As verbs, rumple is a hyponym of ruckle; that is, rumple is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ruckle:
  • ruckle: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
  • rumple: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
Other hyponyms of ruckle include cockle, crumple, knit, pucker, pucker, ruck, ruck up.
ruckle (verb) rumple (verb)
make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
make a hoarse, rattling sound disturb the smoothness of
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
Difference between ruckle and rumple

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