释义
[ rang -kuh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈræŋ kəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used without object), ran·kled, ran·kling. (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
verb (used with object), ran·kled, ran·kling. to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in: His colleague's harsh criticism rankled him for days.
Origin of rankle 1250–1300; Middle English ranclen <Middle French rancler, Old French raoncler, variant of draoncler to fester, derivative of draoncle a sore <Late Latin dracunculus small serpent, diminutive of Latin dracō serpent; see dragon, carbuncle
SYNONYMS FOR rankle 1, 2 irritate, gall, chafe.
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OTHER WORDS FROM rankle ran·kling·ly, adverb un·ran·kled, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
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The family, and Jeb Bush in particular, manages to reconcile many of the tensions and contradictions that have rankle d the party.
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But, nevertheless, it was probably his other sin that rankle d deepest in her mind.
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He bit his lip and passed on alone, but it rankle d within him that she had so easily believed ill of him.
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Yet, in her presence, the resentment which rankle d in him softened to pity.
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It rankle d in his mind that Julie had never been frank with him, freely as he had poured his affection at her feet.
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Lady St. Craye let herself go completely in a phrase whose memory stung and rankle d for many a long day.
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British Dictionary definitions for rankle verb (intr) to cause severe and continuous irritation, anger, or bitterness; fester his failure to win still rankles
Word Origin for rankle C14 ranclen , from Old French draoncler to fester, from draoncle ulcer, from Latin dracunculus small serpent, from dracō serpent; see dragon
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Words related to rankle embitter, exasperate, inflame, bother, harass, vex, hurt, gall, rile, irk, torment, anger, chafe, fester, aggravate, pain, pester, nettle, plague, mortify