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Definition of Rankle

Rankle
Rankle Ran"kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rankled; p. pr. & vb. n. Rankling.] [From Rank, a.] 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.
Rankle
Rankle Ran"kle, v. t. To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.

Meaning of Rankle from wikipedia

- Resentment (also called ranklement or bitterness) is a complex, multilayered emotion that has been described as a mixture of disappointment, disgust and...
- Alan Rankle (born 1952 in Oldham, England) is a British artist and is part of the duo Rankle & Reynolds. [citation needed] During a thirty-year career...
- nation's largest city, a degree of influence for an unelected official that rankled some critics. His efforts to meld private profit with the public good defined...
- parents we met believed that their sons were better than their daughters. It rankled. I couldn't understand why, but from that moment, I vowed to help those...
- (February 16, 2025). "Trump's record-breaking start rattles Washington, rankles rivals, but earns raves from voters". The Washington Times. Retrieved February...
- people of faiths outside of Christianity. ... The use of BCE and CE have rankled some Christians McKim, Donald K (1996). "C. E.". Westminster dictionary...
- December 23, 1999. Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. "Rocker rankles fans, retires Mets." ESPN.com. MURRAY, CH**** (February 2000). "BASEBALL;...
- had not been marked by any revolutionary discoveries. Only one review rankled enough for Darwin to recall it later; Professor Samuel Haughton of Dublin...
- Alexander (January 31, 2025). "Gabbard in danger after views on Snowden rankle GOP senators". The Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2025. "Tulsi Gabbard Response...
- historic Selkirkshire. They are located off the B711, at the confluence of the Rankle Burn and the Clear Burn, in the midst of thickly forested hills. The Buck...