Definition
To bend, curl, or twist something into a crooked shape, often gently or repeatedly.
Etymology
A diminutive or iterative form of 'crook,' formed with the suffix '-le' which often indicates repeated or gentle action (like 'tickle' or 'wrinkle'). Common in Middle English and dialectal speech.
Kelly Says
The '-le' ending is a linguistic secret weapon: it turns harsh verbs into gentler ones—'crook' sounds aggressive, but 'crookle' sounds almost affectionate, like how you might crookle a finger to beckon someone close.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Crooked እንኰ
krooked en-gu
ARالعربية
مُحنّى
moo-han-nee
CSČeština
zkroucený
zk-roo-ce-ny
ELΕλληνικά
σγουρός
s-goo-ros
ESEspañol
torcido
tor-si-do
FISuomi
kiertävä
k-yir-ta-va
GUGU
કુદરતી
koo-da-ra-tee
HEעברית
מעקלת
me-a-kel-et
HIहिन्दी
मुड़ा हुआ
mood-a hoo-a
HUMagyar
görbült
gor-byult
IDBahasa Indonesia
bengkok
ben-kok
ITItaliano
storto
stor-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
bengkok
ben-kok
MYမြန်မာ
ကျဉ်းလျောက်
chin-lay-jok
NLNederlands
gekruld
geh-krool-d
PTPortuguês
torto
tor-toh
RORomână
învăluit
in-v-ay-loot
SWKiswahili
kilivyo
ki-li-vyo
TAதமிழ்
வளைந்த
va-lai-ndh
TEతెలుగు
వంగిపోయిన
van-gi-poy-ina
TRTürkçe
bükülmüş
byoo-koo-lmoosh
UKУкраїнська
кривий
kri-viy
URاردو
مڑا ہوا
mar-a hoo-a
YOYO
igbe iṣẹ
ig-be ee-she
ZUZU
ezomile
eh-zo-mee-leh