'Rankling' definitions:

Definition of 'Rankling'

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  • 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]

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