Word of the Day April 2, 2020 [archive]

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1. eat into, fret, rankle, grate(verb)

   gnaw into; make resentful or angry

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

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1. rankle(Verb)

   To cause irritation or deep bitterness.

2. rankle(Verb)

   To fester.

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

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1. Rankle(adj)

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

2. Rankle(adj)

   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. Rankle(verb)

   to cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame

Origin: [From Rank, a.]

Anagrams for rankle »

1. lanker

How to pronounce rankle?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

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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