rankle

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Synonyms: rackle, ankle, fankle, zankle, rankly, crankle, wankle, rangle, ranke, cankle, runkle

Antonyms: rackle, ankle, fankle, zankle, rankly, crankle, wankle, rangle, ranke, cankle, runkle

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive|or|intransitive}} To cause [[irritation]], [[bitterness]] or [[acrimony]].
2. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[fester]].

Noun

1. {{lb|en|rare}} 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. {{ISBN|978-0198611172}}</ref>

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