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Definition of Rankling

Rankling
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 Rankling from wikipedia

- Resentment (also called ranklement or bitterness) is a complex, multilayered emotion that has been described as a mixture of disappointment, disgust and...
- nation's largest city, a degree of influence for an unelected official that rankled some critics. His efforts to meld private profit with the public good defined...
- parents we met believed that their sons were better than their daughters. It rankled. I couldn't understand why, but from that moment, I vowed to help those...
- Alexander (January 31, 2025). "Gabbard in danger after views on Snowden rankle GOP senators". The Hill. Retrieved January 31, 2025. "Tulsi Gabbard Response...
- wrote, was "talking squids in outer space." The latter phrase particularly rankled advocates of science fiction and frequently recurs when her writing is...
- left behind it to those who were to come afterwards a very terrible, rankling and long-enduring debt of party hatreds, of political and social demoralisation...
- accepting an offer as Johnson's running mate, knowing that the prospect rankled Johnson. Barry Goldwater's poor polling numbers was perceived as reducing...
- Indian currency within Nepal. His anti-Indian criminal activities had rankled the Indian government for more than a decade and a half prior. In 2006...
- (February 16, 2025). "Trump's record-breaking start rattles Washington, rankles rivals, but earns raves from voters". The Washington Times. Retrieved February...
- (August 27, 2021). "'He's All That' Review: Gender-Swapped Rom-Com Remake Rankles Rather Than Reinvents". Variety. Archived from the original on July 28...