Rankle — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

gnaw into; make resentful or angry

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈæŋkəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈaŋkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈaŋkəl/

1 syllable Say it as /ɹˈæŋkəl/.

Examples

The injustice rankled her
his resentment festered

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fret eat into grate

Parts of Speech

verb	gnaw into; make resentful or angry “The injustice rankled her”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

knurren

hineinnagen; ärgerlich oder wütend machen

🇫🇷French

gronder

ronger; rendre irrité ou en colère

🇪🇸Spanish

amargar la vida

roer; hacer resentido o enojado

🇮🇹Italian

irritare

rosicchiare; rendere risentito o arrabbiato

🇳🇱Dutch

rangschikken

knagen aan; boos of boos maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritar

roer; ficar ressentido ou irritado

🇷🇺Russian

раздражать

вгрызаться; обижаться или злиться

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पकना

कुतरना; क्रोधित या क्रोधित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

র্যাঙ্কেল

কুটকুট করা; বিরক্ত বা রাগান্বিত করা

🇮🇳Tamil

தரவரிசை

கடிக்கவும்; வெறுப்பை அல்லது கோபத்தை ஏற்படுத்துங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

ర్యాంక్

కొరుకు; కోపంగా లేదా కోపంగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

रँकल

मध्ये कुरतडणे; रागावणे किंवा रागावणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

રેન્કલ

માં કોતરવું; નારાજ અથવા ગુસ્સો બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶ್ರೇಣಿ

ಒಳಗೆ ಕಡಿಯಿರಿ; ಅಸಮಾಧಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಕೋಪಗೊಳ್ಳುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

റാങ്ക്

കടിച്ചുകീറുക; നീരസമോ ദേഷ്യമോ ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰੈਂਕਲ

ਵਿੱਚ ਕੁਤਰਨਾ; ਨਾਰਾਜ਼ ਜਾਂ ਗੁੱਸਾ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

رینک

میں کترنا ناراض یا ناراض بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

兰克尔

啃；使人怨恨或生气

🇯🇵Japanese

ランクル

かじる;憤慨したり怒ったりする

🇰🇷Korean

곪다

갉아먹다; 원망하거나 화를 내다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cấp bậc

gặm nhấm vào; làm bực bội hoặc tức giận

🇹🇭Thai

ยศ

แทะ; ทำให้ขุ่นเคืองหรือโกรธเคือง

🇮🇩Indonesian

tertanam di hati

menggerogoti; membuat kesal atau marah

🇵🇭Filipino

ranggo

kumagat sa; gumawa ng sama ng loob o galit

🇲🇾Malay

pangkat

menggerogoti; membuat geram atau marah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رانكل

نخر في؛ جعل الاستياء أو الغضب

🇮🇷Persian

رتبه بندی

جویدن در رنجش یا عصبانی شدن

🇹🇷Turkish

rütbeli

içini kemirmek; kırgın veya kızgın olmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְכַרסֵם

לכרסם לתוך; להתמרמר או לכעוס

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What is the primary definition of the word 'rankle'?

The primary meaning of 'rankle' is 'gnaw into; make resentful or angry'.

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Using 'rankle' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'rankle' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'rankle' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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