† cranglev.
Obsolete.
intransitive. To twist, writhe, wriggle; = crankle v. (In quot. 1642 for crangling n. and adj. at Derivatives figurative)
Derivatives
ˈcrangling n. and adj.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [adjective] > moving in winding course
crangling1608
winding1613
glomerating1634
mazy1726
zigzag1752
zigzagging1827
switchback1887
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > [noun] > indirectness of course > moving in winding course
winding1398
crankling1598
crangling1608
indenturinga1632
meandering1652
sinuation1653
serpentinga1684
zigzaggery1761
twisting1768
zigzagging1827
switchbacking1913
zigging1977
1608 T. Hudson tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Ivdith ii. 29 in J. Sylvester Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) A serpent..Which crangling crept.
1608 T. Hudson tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Ivdith v. 85 in J. Sylvester Deuine Weekes & Wks. (new ed.) The Danow which begins to flow,..with snakish crangling slow.
1642 D. Rogers Naaman 212 Crangling and worldly wise braines.
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