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View usage for: (ræŋkəl) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense rankles, present participle rankling, past tense, past participle rankledverbIf an event or situation rankles, it makes you feel angry or bitter afterwards, because you think it was unfair or wrong. They paid him only £10 for it and it really rankled. [VERB] Britain's refusal to sell Portugal arms in 1937 still rankled with him. [VERB + with] The only thing that rankles me is what she says about Ireland. [VERB noun] Synonyms: annoy, anger, irritate, gall More Synonyms of rankle rankle in British English (ˈræŋkəl) verb(intransitive) to cause severe and continuous irritation, anger, or bitterness; fester our failure to win still rankles Word origin C14 ranclen, from Old French draoncler to fester, from draoncle ulcer, from Latin dracunculus small serpent, from dracō serpent; see dragonrankle in American English (ˈræŋkəl) verb intransitive, verb transitiveWord forms: ˈrankled or ˈrankling1. Obsolete to fester; become or make inflamed 2. to cause or cause to have long-lasting anger, rancor, resentment, etc. their indifference rankled him Word origin ME ranclen < OFr rancler < raoncle, draoncle, a fester, ulcer < ML dracunculus < L, dim. of draco, dragon Examples of 'rankle' in a sentencerankle Definition to continue to cause resentment or bitterness What she said rankled me. Synonyms embitter chafe get on your nerves (informal) piss you off (taboo, slang) get your goat (slang) hack you off (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition to make (someone) angry The decision to allow more construction angered the residents. Synonyms enrage, provoke, outrage, annoy, offend, excite, irritate, infuriate, hassle (informal), aggravate (informal), incense, fret, gall, madden, exasperate, nettle, vex, affront, displease, rile, pique, get on someone's nerves (informal), antagonize, get someone's back up, piss someone off (taboo, slang), put someone's back up, nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), make someone's blood boil, get in someone's hair (informal), get someone's dander up (informal) Definition to grow worse and increasingly hostile Resentments are starting to fester. Synonyms intensify, gall, smoulder, chafe, irk, rankle, aggravateDefinition to annoy or irritate It was their smugness that galled her most. Synonyms annoy, provoke, irritate, aggravate (informal), get (informal), trouble, bother, disturb, plague, madden, ruffle, exasperate, nettle, vex, displease, irk, rile (informal), peeve (informal), get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), get up your nose (informal), give someone grief (British, South Africa), make your blood boil, piss you off (taboo, slang), rub up the wrong way, get on your wick (British, slang), get your back up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) - rank
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Additional synonymsDefinition to irritate or vex The rehearsal process irked him increasingly. Synonyms irritate, annoy, aggravate (informal), provoke, bug (informal), put out (informal), gall, ruffle, nettle, vex, rile, peeve (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), miff (informal), be on your back (slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), get in your hair (informal), rub you up the wrong way (informal), put your nose out of joint (informal), get your back up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) Definition to annoy or anger (someone) Their attitude irritates me. Synonyms annoy, anger, bother, provoke, offend, needle (informal), harass, infuriate, aggravate (informal), incense, fret, enrage, gall, ruffle, inflame, exasperate, nettle, pester, vex, irk, pique, rankle with, get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), drive you up the wall (slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), rub you up the wrong way (informal), get your goat (slang), try your patience, get in your hair (informal), get on your wick (informal), get your dander up (informal), raise your hackles, get your back up, get your hackles up, put your back up, hack you off (informal) Definition to annoy or anger Cancellations rarely riled him. Synonyms anger, upset, provoke, bug (informal), annoy, irritate, aggravate (informal), gall, nettle, vex, irk, pique, peeve (informal), get under your skin (informal), get on your nerves (informal), nark (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), piss you off (taboo, slang), get your goat (slang), try your patience, rub you up the wrong way, get or put your back up, hack you off (informal) |