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rankle
What does rankle mean?
rankle (verb): gnaw into; make resentful or angry.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use rankle in a sentence?
- The injustice rankled her. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce rankle?
/ˈɹæŋkəl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does rankle come from?
From Middle English ranklen, ranclen, from Old French rancler, räoncler, draoncler (“to ulcerate, to form a boil”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of rankle?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “rankle” mean?
take revenge for a perceived wrong
Not quite: that's what avenge means.
gnaw into; make resentful or angry
Right! That's what “rankle” means.
to scatter in different directions
Not quite: that's what disperse means.
decrease in size, extent, or range
Not quite: that's what diminish means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “rankle”?
stalk
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deter
Not quite: deter means something else.
grate
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stink
Not quite: stink means something else.
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