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Definition of Rankled

Rankled
Rankle Ran"kle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rankled; p. pr. & vb. n. Rankling.] [From Rank, a.] 1. To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively. A malady that burns and rankles inward. --Rowe. This would have left a rankling wound in the hearts of the people. --Burke. 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.

Meaning of Rankled from wikipedia

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