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Definition of Rankles

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 Rankles 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...
- 2024. Shen, Fern (January 23, 1989). "Howard County Racial Slur Still Rankles". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 10, 2024. Clark, Michael J. (February...
- Cohen, Noam (August 16, 2009). "****ociation of Golf Club With A.I.G. Still Rankles". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-08-17. Soltis, Andy (28 February 2006)...
- 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...
- (August 27, 2021). "'He's All That' Review: Gender-Swapped Rom-Com Remake Rankles Rather Than Reinvents". Variety. Retrieved October 7, 2023. "The Daily...
- some of Neuralink's research, Musk was listed as the sole author, which rankled Neuralink researchers. At a 2020 live demonstration, Musk described one...
- accepting an offer as Johnson's running mate, knowing that the prospect rankled Johnson. Barry Goldwater's poor polling numbers was perceived as reducing...
- wrote, was "talking squids in outer space." The latter phrase particularly rankled advocates of science fiction and frequently recurs when her writing is...