What is the meaning of cockle?

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noun

Common edible European bivalve.
Common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs.

verb

Stir up (water) so as to form ripples.
- synonyms: ripple, ruffle, riffle, undulate
To gather something into small wrinkles or folds.
- usage: "She puckered her lips"
- synonyms: pucker, rumple, crumple, knit

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