rankle rankish • rankless · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · rankle · · Text Latin · · Script 6 · · Length Definitions · · · (verb) gnaw into; make resentful or angry. Synonyms: eat into, fret, grate. Examples: "The injustice rankled her." "His resentment festered." · · Verb Definition 1 Synonyms · · · eat into · · Synonym 1 fret · · Synonym 2 grate · · Synonym 3 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 k latin small letter k U+006B l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072