Definition for RANK'LE

RANK'LE, v.i. [from rank.]

  1. To grow more rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; as, a rankling wound. A malady that burns and rankles inward. – Rowe.
  2. To become more violent; to be inflamed; to rage; as, rankling malice; rankling envy. Jealously rankles in the breast.

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