Associations to the word «Rankle»
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Wiktionary
RANKLE, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) To cause irritation or deep bitterness.
RANKLE, verb. (intransitive) To fester.
Dictionary definition
RANKLE, verb. Gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered".
Wise words
In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike
fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the
new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.