Definitions for rankle
ˈræŋ kəlran·kle

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. eat into, fret, rankle, grateverb

   gnaw into; make resentful or angry

   "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rankleverb

   To cause irritation or deep bitterness.

2. rankleverb

   To fester.

3. Etymology: First attested in 1320. From rancler, draoncler, from draoncle, from dracunculus, diminutive of draco.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Rankleverb

   To fester; to breed corruption; to be inflamed in body or mind.

   Etymology: from rank.

   As when two boars with rankling malice met,
   Their glory sides fresh bleeding fiercely fret. Fa. Queen.

   I little smart did feel;
   But soon it sore increased,
   And now it rankleth more and more,
   And inwardly it festereth sore. Edmund Spenser, Pastorals.

   The grief thereof him wondrous sore diseased,
   Ne might his rankling pain with patience be appeased. Fairy Queen.

   That fresh bleeding wound
   Whilome doth rankle in my riven breast. Fairy Queen.

   Beware of yonder dog;
   Look, when he fawns, he bites; and, when he bites,
   His venom tooth will rankle to the death. William Shakespeare.

   The storm of his own rage the fool confounds,
   And envy’s rankling sting th’ imprudent wounds. George Sandys.

   Thou shalt feel, enrag’d with inward pains,
   The hydra’s venom rankling in thy veins. Addison.

   I have endur’d the rage of secret grief,
   A malady that burns and rankles inward. Nicholas Rowe.

   On the rankl’d soul the fury falls. James Thomson.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. rankle

   Alan Rankle (born 1952 in Oldham, England) is a British artist and is part of the duo Rankle & Reynolds. During a thirty-year career he has worked primarily as a painter. He explores social and environmental issues of the day through Landscape Art.

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1. rankle

   To cause annoyance, irritation, bitterness, or resentment that persists over time. It could also refer to a feeling of anger or irritation that does not go away.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Rankleadjective

   to become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively

2. Rankleadjective

   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

3. Rankleverb

   to cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame

4. Etymology: [From Rank, a.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of rankle in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of rankle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=rankle
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rankle
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=rankle
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rankle
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rankle