Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Crankle /(kr?n"k'l)/ · Cran·kle · IPA /ˈkɹæŋk(ə)l/ v. t. v. i. n. 01 v. t. To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle. 1. To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle. “Old Veg's stream . . . drew her humid train aslope, Crankling her banks.” — J. Philips. 02 v. i. To bend, turn, or wind. 1. To bend, turn, or wind. “Along the crankling path.” — Drayton. 03 n. A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle. 1. A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.