ankles

1. 1
   noun

   Plural of ankle. Use this form when you mean more than one ankle.

   She sprained both ankles when she fell off the ladder.

   Cold water rose past their ankles as the river flooded.

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2. 2
   verb

   Third-person singular present of ankle. Use it with he, she, or it to mean walking somewhere.

   He ankles down to the corner store every evening for a paper.

   She ankles over to the café whenever she has a free hour.

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