What part of speech is rankle?

Rankle can be categorized as a verb.

Parts of speech

1. rankle is a verb, present, 1st person singular of rankle (infinitive).
2. rankle is a verb (infinitive).

Inflections

Verb

Infinitive

Present

Simple Past

Past Participle

Gerund
(to) rankle

rankle / rankles

rankled

rankled

rankling

Infinitive: (to) rankle
Present: rankle / rankles
Simple Past: rankled
Past Participle: (have) rankled
Gerund: rankling

What does rankle mean?

Definitions

Verb
rankle - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

Examples of rankle

#		Sentence
1.	verb	His bitter words still rankle in my mind.

Sentence
verb
His bitter words still rankle in my mind.

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