'Rankle' definitions:
Definition of 'rankle'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Rankle'
From: GCIDE
- Rankle \Ran"kle\ (r[a^][ng]"k'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rankled (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Rankling (-kl[i^]ng).] [From Rank, a.]
- 1. To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively. [1913 Webster]
- A malady that burns and rankles inward. --Rowe. [1913 Webster]
- This would have left a rankling wound in the hearts of the people. --Burke. [1913 Webster]
- 2. 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Rankle'
From: GCIDE
- Rankle \Ran"kle\ (r[a^][ng]"k'l), v. t. To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame. [R.] --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rankle'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afflict,
- aggravate,
- agonize,
- ail,
- anger,
- annoy,
- arouse,
- be remembered,
- bite,
- bother,
- break up,
- bristle,
- burn,
- canker,
- chafe,
- convulse,
- corrupt,
- crucify,
- crumble,
- crumble into dust,
- cut,
- decay,
- decompose,
- disintegrate,
- distress,
- embitter,
- exasperate,
- excruciate,
- fall into decay,
- fall to pieces,
- fester,
- fret,
- gall,
- gangrene,
- get to,
- give pain,
- gnaw,
- go bad,
- go to pieces,
- grate,
- grind,
- gripe,
- harass,
- harrow,
- huff,
- hurt,
- incense,
- inflame,
- inflict pain,
- irk,
- irritate,
- kill by inches,
- lacerate,
- make an impression,
- martyr,
- martyrize,
- matter,
- miff,
- mildew,
- mold,
- molder,
- mortify,
- necrose,
- nettle,
- never be forgotten,
- nip,
- obsess,
- pain,
- peeve,
- penetrate,
- pierce,
- pinch,
- pique,
- plague,
- prick,
- prolong the agony,
- provoke,
- put to torture,
- putrefy,
- putresce,
- rack,
- rasp,
- rile,
- ripen,
- roil,
- rot,
- rub,
- ruffle,
- run,
- set up,
- sink in,
- sphacelate,
- spoil,
- stab,
- sting,
- stir the blood,
- stir up,
- suppurate,
- torment,
- torture,
- tweak,
- twist,
- upset,
- vex,
- weep,
- work up,
- wound,
- wring