Uk English Meaning of rankle
rankle
Other Uk English words related to rankle
Nearest Words of rankle
- ranking => ranking
- rankine scale => Rankine scale
- rankine => rankine
- rankin => Rankin
- ranker => ranker
- ranked => ranked
- rank-difference correlation coefficient => Rank-difference correlation coefficient.
- rank-difference correlation => Rank-difference correlation
- rank order => rank order
- rank and file => Rank and file
Definitions and Meaning of rankle in English
rankle (v)
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
rankle (a.)
To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively.
To produce a festering or inflamed effect; to cause a sore; -- used literally and figuratively; as, a splinter rankles in the flesh; the words rankled in his bosom.
rankle (v. t.)
To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame.
FAQs About the word rankle
rankle
gnaw into; make resentful or angryTo become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively., To produce a f
boil,burn,foam,Fumes,rage,boil,shake,Steam,storm,agitate
allay,assuage,delight,gratify,please,relieve,appease,Comfort,conciliate,Console
ranking => ranking, rankine scale => Rankine scale, rankine => rankine, rankin => Rankin, ranker => ranker,
