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rankle
[ rang-kuhl ]
verb (used without object)
- (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used with object)
- to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in:
His colleague's harsh criticism rankled him for days.
Synonyms: , ,
rankle
/ ˈæŋə /
verb
- intr to cause severe and continuous irritation, anger, or bitterness; fester
his failure to win still rankles
Other Word Forms
- kԲ· adverb
- ܲ·k adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of rankle1
Example Sentences
Needless to say, Trump's comments have rankled Canadian leaders, who warn of the president's ultimate designs on their homeland.
But what rankles him is not so much the scope of the agenda.
rankled Didion about this turn was that it reduced the complexity of all issues to tidy bromides.
That comment rankled Trump and drew him into the clash that up until this point had been limited to Zelensky and the vice-president.
It could also upset the stock market and rankle high-dollar corporate donors who need a reliable legal system to attract investors.
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