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Definitions from WordNet

Verb rankle has 1 sense
  1. eat into, fret, rankle, grate - gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
    --1 is one way to annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
    Sample sentence:
    The bad news will rankle him

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Rankles

Part of Speech: Verb

Sense 1:

Definition: Cause annoyance or resentment that persists.

Example Sentence: The constant criticism from his colleagues rankles him.

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Sense 2:

Definition: Become sore or inflamed.

Example Sentence: The insect bite rankles, making it difficult to concentrate.

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Part of Speech: Noun

Sense 1:

Definition: A persisting annoyance or resentment.

Example Sentence: His dismissal from the team still causes him rankles.

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Sense 2:

Definition: A sore or inflamed area on the body.

Example Sentence: The rankles on his finger made it painful to write.

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