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Definitions for Rankling
[1] (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
[2] to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in: His colleague's harsh criticism rankled him for days.
[3] (intr) to cause severe and continuous irritation, anger, or bitterness; fester his failure to win still rankles
Words related to Rankling
rankleupsetting, disturbing, annoying, irritating, galling, painful
Words nearby Rankling
ranklerankine cycle, rankine scale, ranking, ranking member, rankism, rankle, rankshift, ransack, ransom, ransome, ransomware
Origin of Rankling
e1250–1300; Middle English ranclen < Middle French rancler, Old French raoncler, variant of draoncler to fester, derivative of draoncle a sore < Late Latin dracunculus small serpent, diminutive of Latin dracō serpent; see dragon, carbuncle
Other words from Rankling
ran·kling·ly , adverb
un·ran·kled , adjective
Word origin for Rankling
eC14 ranclen , from Old French draoncler to fester, from draoncle ulcer, from Latin dracunculus small serpent, from dracō serpent; see dragon
Synonyms for Rankling
annoying, disturbing, galling, irritating, upsetting, painful