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    RANKLE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Verb forms

    Present simple: I / you / we / they rankle  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it rankles  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past simple: rankled  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Past participle: rankled  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    -ing form: rankling  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Gnaw into; make resentful or angryplay

    Example:

    his resentment festered

    Synonyms:

    eat into; fret; grate; rankle

    Classified under:

    Verbs of feeling

    Hypernyms (to "rankle" is one way to...):

    annoy; bother; chafe; devil; get at; get to; gravel; irritate; nark; nettle; rag; rile; vex (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations)

    Sentence frame:

    Something ----s somebody

    Sentence example:

    The bad news will rankle him

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