rankle
verb (rankles, rankled, rankling)
Everyday
To rankle is to keep causing hurt, anger or bitterness for a long time, long after the event is over. tree →
In the lessons
in stories, a hurt or a love that keeps stinging the heart
Examples
- The unkind words rankled for days. tree →
- The thorn of love rankled in his heart. tree →
- Even after the game, the lost penalty still rankled with him. tree →
Note
nothing for maths
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «rankle» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- «rankle» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
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