Rankle is a cranky sounding verb that means to eat away at or aggravate to the point of causing anger. If you want to rankle a cat, try splashing it with water and then putting it in the bathtub.
To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively.
Verb
gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
a.
To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be
inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively.
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.
v. t.
To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame.
Rankle
A malady that burns and rankles inward.
This would have left a rankling wound in the hearts of the people.2.
Rankle
To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively.
To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame.
Usage Examples
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