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# rankle

verb (rankles, rankled, rankling)

«rankle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

To rankle is to keep causing hurt, anger or bitterness for a long time, long after the event is over. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rankle/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories, a hurt or a love that keeps stinging the heart

### Examples

- The unkind words rankled for days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rankle/#x1)
- The thorn of love rankled in his heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rankle/#x2)
- Even after the game, the lost penalty still rankled with him. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rankle/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rankle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rankle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rankle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rankle.html) on Mova free.