rankle meaning
EN
[ˈɹæŋ.kəl] [ˈɹeɪŋ.kəl] [-æŋkəl] 
US - VerbSGranklesPRranklingPT, PPrankled
- (transitive, intransitive) To cause irritation or deep bitterness.
- (intransitive) To fester.
- a splinter rankles in the flesh
- (transitive, intransitive) To cause irritation or deep bitterness.
Definition of rankle in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Transitive verbs
- Intransitive verbs
- Verbs
- en rankles
- en rankled
- en rankless
- en rankleth
- en ranklement
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "rankle" is a verb, more specifically, an intransitive verb and a transitive verb.