Defenition of the word rankle

• Defenition of the word rankle

  • gnaw into; make resentful or angry
  • gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

Synonyms for the word rankle

• • annoy
  • eat into
  • fret
  • gall
  • grate
  • infuriate
  • irk
  • irritate
  • needle
  • rile

Similar words in the rankle

• • rankle
  • rankled
  • rankles

Hypernyms for the word rankle

• • annoy
  • bother
  • chafe
  • devil
  • get at
  • get to
  • gravel
  • irritate
  • nark
  • nettle
  • rag
  • rile
  • vex

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