About The Word Rankle
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Rankle
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What's The Definition Of Rankle?
[v] gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Rankle: eat into | fret | grate Related Terms | Find terms related to Rankle: See Also | annoy | bother | chafe | devil | get at | get to | gravel | irritate | nark | nettle | rag | rile | vex Rankle In Webster's Dictionary \Ran"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rankled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Rankling}.] [From {Rank}, a.]
1. To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be
inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively.
A malady that burns and rankles inward. --Rowe.
This would have left a rankling wound in the hearts
of the people. --Burke.
2. To produce a festering or inflamed effect; to cause a
sore; -- used literally and figuratively; as, a splinter
rankles in the flesh; the words rankled in his bosom.
\Ran"kle\, v. t. To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame. [R.] --Beau. & Fl. |
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