rankle (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *rankle*:
VERB	emotion	rankle, eat into, fret, grate	gnaw into

rankle > pronunciation
Sounds	rae'ngkahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *rankle*: 1 sense > verb 1, emotion
Meaning	gnaw into; make resentful or angry.
Pattern	Something ----s somebody
Model	The bad news will rankle him
Example	"The injustice rankled her"
Synonyms	eat into, fret, grate
Broader	annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil	Cause annoyance in
Spanish	amargar, carcomer, crispar, roer, supurar
Catalan	amargar, crispar

HyperDic: rankle