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rankle
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[ˈraŋkl], (Verb)
Definitions:
- (of a comment or fact) cause continuing annoyance or resentment
(e.g: the casual manner of his dismissal still rankles)
- (of a wound or sore) continue to be painful; fester
(e.g: the wound is but skinned over and rankles still at the bottom)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French rancler, from rancle, draoncle ‘festering sore’, from an alteration of medieval Latin dracunculus, diminutive of draco ‘serpent’
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