Rankle
Pronunciation : Ran"kle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [From Rank, a.]
Definition : 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.
i. [imp. & p. p. Rankled; p. pr. & vb. n. Rankling.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Ran"kle
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame. [R.] Beau. & Fl.
t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913