cockle

• 过时动词，意为使起皱、收缩或变得不平整，常用于布料或纸张。

An obsolete verb meaning to pucker, wrinkle, or cause to shrink and become uneven, often used in reference to fabric or paper.

1. Ripple or stir waterC2formal

   To cause water to form small waves or ripples, often by disturbing its surface.

   使水面起涟漪

   • The wind cockled the surface of the lake.
   • A passing boat cockled the calm water.
   • The breeze gently cockled the pond.

   同义词agitatechurndisturbrippleroilrufflestir

2. Gather into folds or wrinklesC2formal

   To cause something, such as fabric or paper, to form small wrinkles or folds.

   使起皱

   • She cockled the fabric to create a ruffled edge.
   • The heat cockled the paper, making it uneven.
   • He cockled the ribbon into decorative loops.

   同义词corrugatecreasecrumplefoldpuckerrufflewrinkle

   反义词flattenironsmooth