Rankle - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈræŋkl|  American pronunciation of the word rankle
Brit.  |ˈræŋk(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word rankle

verb

- gnaw into; make resentful or angry (syn: fret, grate)
The injustice rankled her

Extra examples

The joke about her family rankled her.

...that kind of rude treatment from a young person makes me rankle...

A bitter feeling rankled in his heart.

His comments still rankled.

The injustice rankled her

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: rankle
he/she/it: rankles
present participle: rankling
past tense: rankled
past participle: rankled
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