• (n.) A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle. • (v. t.) To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle. • (v. i.) To bend, turn, or wind. Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/crankle/
Cran'kle transitive verb [ Confer Crinkle .] To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle. « Old Veg's stream . . . drew her humid train aslope, Crankling her banks. J. Philips. » Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/181