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rankling |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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.
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