cock·le
[kok-uh
l] noun, verb, cock·led, cock·ling.
~ noun, verb (used without object), verb (used with object)
DEFINITION: 1) Any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves, especially C. edule, the common edible species of Europe. 2) Any of various allied or similar mollusks. 3) Cockleshell (defs 1, 2). 4) A wrinkle; pucker. 5) A small, crisp candy of sugar and flour, bearing a motto. 6) To contract into wrinkles; pucker. 7) To rise in short, irregular waves; ripple. 8) to cause to wrinkle, pucker, or ripple.
SENTENCE: As the cruise ship pulled away from the dock, the motors cockled the water.



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