rankle definition by Wordo

Noun

A

festering

,

embittering

object

or

condition

,

either

mental

,

or

a

physical

sore

or

ulcer

.<

ref

name

= "

OEDJHM

">

Murray

,

J

.

A

.

H

.

The

Compact

Edition

of

the

Oxford

English

Dictionary

(

2

vols

).

Publisher

:

Oxford

University

Press

.

1971

. ref

>

Verb

To

cause

irritation

or

deep

bitterness

.