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rankle

UK/ˈɹæŋ.kəl/ US/ˈɹæŋ.kl̩/ uncommon rare

verb

1.

gnaw into; make resentful or angry

  • “The unjustice rankled her”
  • “his resentment festered”
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Origin

From Middle English ranklen, ranclen, from Old French rancler, räoncler, draoncler (“to ulcerate, to form a boil”), from Old French draoncle (“a boil”), from Latin dracunculus (“little serpent”), diminutive of Latin dracō (“serpent, dragon”).

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