Definition of rankle Rankle
/ɹæˈŋkʌl/ - [rangkul] - ran•kle
We found 7 definitions of rankle from 4 different sources.
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What does rankle mean?
WordNet
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| rankle - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" | ||
| eat into, fret, grate | ||
| annoy, rile, nettle, devil, nark, irritate, gravel, get to, get at, vex, chafe, rag, bother cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- rankle (Verb)
To cause irritation or deep bitterness. - rankle (Verb)
To fester.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- rankle (a.)
To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively. - rankle (a.)
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. - rankle (v. t.)
To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame.
Part of speech
🔤- rankle, verb, present, 1st person singular of rankle (infinitive).
- rankle, verb (infinitive).
