rankle

Questions about rankle

What does rankle mean?

rankle means "gnaw into; make resentful or angry".

How many syllables are in rankle?

rankle has 2 syllables: ran-kle. The stress falls on "ran". In IPA it is /ˈɹæŋkəl/.

What is another word for rankle?

Close synonyms include eat into, fret, grate. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is rankle a common word?

rankle is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.