1. Become wrinkled or drawn together
   "the rug got ruckled";
   - pucker, ruck, ruck up
    
2. Make a hoarse, rattling sound
   "The old man's breathing ruckled in his chest"

1. An irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)
   "The dress had an unsightly ruckle along the seam";
   - pucker, ruck
    
2. A crowd especially of ordinary or undistinguished persons or things
   "his brilliance raised him above the ruckle";
   - ruck, herd

Derived forms: ruckled, ruckling, ruckles

Type of: bend, concourse, crease, crimp, flexure, fold, multitude, plication, rattle, throng

Encyclopedia: Ruckle, Thomas