Rankles

verb

verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

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Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of rankle form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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embitterfesterafflictaggravateagonizeail

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"Fierce Juno's hatred rankles in her breast; / the two-faced house, the double tongues of Tyre / she fears, and with the night returns unrest."

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