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Definition of Rankle
1. Verb. Gnaw into; make resentful or angry. "The bad news will rankle him"; "His resentment festered"
Generic synonyms: Annoy, Bother, Chafe, Devil, Get At, Get To, Gravel, Irritate, Nark, Nettle, Rag, Rile, Vex
Definition of Rankle
1. v. i. To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively.
2. v. t. To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame.
Definition of Rankle
1. Verb. (transitive intransitive) To cause irritation or deep bitterness. ¹
2. Verb. (intransitive) To fester. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rankle
1. to cause irritation or resentment in [v -KLED, -KLING, -KLES]
Medical Definition of Rankle
1. 1. To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; used literally and figuratively. "A malady that burns and rankles inward." (Rowe) "This would have left a rankling wound in the hearts of the people." (Burke) 2. 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. Origin: From Rank. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rankle
Literary usage of Rankle
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1792)
"... with peculiar felicity in the following lines : No deeds nefarious rankle in
my brean. ' Pleas'd with my lot, and freedom for a ..."
2. History of the Second War Between the United States of America and Great by Charles Jared Ingersoll (1852)
"Although inextinguishable aversion to England may still rankle in the bosoms of
a portion of the American population, a great majority of the best yearn ..."
3. Trial of Aaron Burr for Treason: Printed from the Report Taken in Short Hand by Aaron Burr, David Robertson (1875)
"Mr. Wirt began by saying that he would not plant a thorn in his own heart to
rankle there for life by assisting in an unjust prosecution. ..."
4. A Dictionary for Primary Schools by Noah Webster (1838)
"... n. heat, warmth of mind. [out letters. Fes'-eue, я. a wire to point Fes'-tal, a.
relating to a feast. Fes'-ter, vi to rankle. ..."
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