Synonyms of cockle

Noun


1. cockle, shellfish

usage: common edible European bivalve

2. cockle, bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch

usage: common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs

Verb


1. ripple, ruffle, riffle, cockle, undulate, flow, flux

usage: stir up (water) so as to form ripples

2. pucker, rumple, cockle, crumple, knit, wrinkle, ruckle, crease, crinkle, scrunch, scrunch up, crisp

usage: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"

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Definition and meaning of cockle (Dictionary)