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rankle
ran·kle R0041600 (răng′kəl)v. ran·kled, ran·kling, ran·kles v.intr.1. To cause persistent irritation or resentment: "Although Johnson's assertion of raw power rankled at the time, Mitchell had come to appreciate its simple logic" (Nick Kotz).2. To feel or express irritation or resentment about something: She rankled at what she considered to be unfair criticism.3. To become sore or inflamed; fester: a wound that rankled.v.tr. To cause (someone) to feel irritated or resentful: He was rankled by his rival's sudden success.
[Middle English ranclen, from Old French raoncler, rancler, alteration of draoncler, from draoncle, festering sore, ulcer, from Medieval Latin dracunculus, from diminutive of dracō, dracōn-, serpent, dragon (in reference to the fiery red color and pain of a sore or to the irregular shape of some festering sores), from Latin, serpent, fabulous serpentine beast; see dragon.]rankle (ˈræŋkəl) vb (intr) to cause severe and continuous irritation, anger, or bitterness; fester: his failure to win still rankles. [C14 ranclen, from Old French draoncler to fester, from draoncle ulcer, from Latin dracunculus small serpent, from dracō serpent; see dragon]ran•kle (ˈræŋ kəl)
v. -kled, -kling. v.i. 1. (of feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to irritate or cause bitter resentment. v.t. 2. to cause (a person) keen irritation or bitter resentment. [1250–1300; 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] ran′kling•ly, adv. rankle
Past participle: rankled
Gerund: rankling
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| I rankle | | you rankle | | he/she/it rankles | | we rankle | | you rankle | | they rankle |
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| I rankled | | you rankled | | he/she/it rankled | | we rankled | | you rankled | | they rankled |
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| I am rankling | | you are rankling | | he/she/it is rankling | | we are rankling | | you are rankling | | they are rankling |
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| I have rankled | | you have rankled | | he/she/it has rankled | | we have rankled | | you have rankled | | they have rankled |
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| I was rankling | | you were rankling | | he/she/it was rankling | | we were rankling | | you were rankling | | they were rankling |
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| I had rankled | | you had rankled | | he/she/it had rankled | | we had rankled | | you had rankled | | they had rankled |
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| I will rankle | | you will rankle | | he/she/it will rankle | | we will rankle | | you will rankle | | they will rankle |
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| I will have rankled | | you will have rankled | | he/she/it will have rankled | | we will have rankled | | you will have rankled | | they will have rankled |
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| I will be rankling | | you will be rankling | | he/she/it will be rankling | | we will be rankling | | you will be rankling | | they will be rankling |
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| I have been rankling | | you have been rankling | | he/she/it has been rankling | | we have been rankling | | you have been rankling | | they have been rankling |
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| I will have been rankling | | you will have been rankling | | he/she/it will have been rankling | | we will have been rankling | | you will have been rankling | | they will have been rankling |
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| I had been rankling | | you had been rankling | | he/she/it had been rankling | | we had been rankling | | you had been rankling | | they had been rankling |
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| I would rankle | | you would rankle | | he/she/it would rankle | | we would rankle | | you would rankle | | they would rankle |
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| I would have rankled | | you would have rankled | | he/she/it would have rankled | | we would have rankled | | you would have rankled | | they would have rankled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | rankle - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"eat into, grate, fretannoy, devil, gravel, irritate, nark, rile, vex, nettle, rag, bother, chafe, get at, get to - cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" |
rankleverb annoy, anger, irritate, gall, fester, embitter, chafe, irk, rile, get on your nerves (informal), piss you off (taboo slang), get your goat (slang) The only thing that rankles me is what she says about Ireland.Translationsamareggiarebruciareinfiammaresuppurare
rankle
Related to rankle: maraudedSynonyms for rankleverb annoySynonyms- annoy
- anger
- irritate
- gall
- fester
- embitter
- chafe
- irk
- rile
- get on your nerves
- piss you off
- get your goat
Synonyms for rankleverb gnaw intoSynonymsRelated Words- annoy
- devil
- gravel
- irritate
- nark
- rile
- vex
- nettle
- rag
- bother
- chafe
- get at
- get to
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