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Inflections of 'rankle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

rankles: v 3rd person singular

rankling: v pres p

rankled: v past

rankled: v past p

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Synonyms:

annoy, bother , pain , rile, nettle, mortify, chafe, fret , hurt , gall , irritate, inflame, fester, gnaw at, lie embedded, anger , embitter, plague

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