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Words from Todays Newspaper: Word#2 of the day: RANKLE The defeat rankled with Bayern for years but they have beaten United every time they have met since and it would be a huge surprise if the German team fails to make to the semi-finals. [The sentence given above has been taken from todays newspaper (dated: April 8, 2014)]. Rankle is a verb that means to aggravate to the point of causing anger. Rankle goes back to the French verb rancler, which comes from an old word for festering sore, which paints a pretty negative picture of what it means to rankle. A sore that festers gets worse and worse, or more infected, and if you rankle someone, they will get more and more angry. An example that will clarify the meaning is - The joke about her family rankled her. Some of the synonyms include - fume, rage, boil, seethe, sizzle and steam. Interested in CLs products, to know more check here: bit.ly/1mtyHYR
Posted on: Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:00:00 +0000

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