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Meaning of 'rankle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Rankle [ a.]
- To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively.
- 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.
2 . Rankle [ v. t.]
- To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame.

Meaning of 'rankle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . rankle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- gnaw into; make resentful or angry
Example in sentence:
  • his resentment festered;
  • The injustice rankled her

Nearby Words:

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