rankled

Meanings

• Feeling of annoyance or irritation.

  - "She rankled at the constant noise."
  - "The smell of burnt food rankled my nostrils."

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Synonyms

embitter , irritate , fester

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with rankled
rankled , smoldered , moldered , oldered , colder

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Variants

List of all variants of rankled that leads to same result
rankle , rankled , rankles , rankling

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English 'rincian' meaning 'to churn' or 'to stir up'. Over time, the meaning evolved to include the sense of 'annoyance' or 'irritation'.

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