rankle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rankle	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for rankle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rankle v gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" Synonym(s): eat into, fret, rankle, grate
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rankle \Ran"kle\, v. t. To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.