Sekirov Dictionary

rankle

/ˈɹæŋ.kəl/

verb 2
noun 1
forms 4

verb2

•
To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
- My colleague's gratuitous criticism still rankles with me.
•
To fester.
- a splinter rankles in the flesh

noun1

•
(rare) A festering, embittering object or condition, either mental, or a physical sore or ulcer.
- To this the Prince appeared to acquiesce; but I saw it did not please, and left a rankle in his mind. — 1795

forms

rankled · rankling · rankles · rankleth

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