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rankle in Catalan

rankle in Catalan is crispar, irritar — rankle means to keep causing annoyance or resentment over time.

rankle in Catalan

crispar
verb
(transitive, or, intransitive) To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
irritar
verb
(transitive, or, intransitive) To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.

What does "rankle" mean?

  1. verb To keep causing annoyance or resentment over time.
    "Liam hadn't meant for that last part to slip out. Allie might think it pretty pathetic that he'd remembered that comment from the first night they met, but it had rankled him then and, to some degree, it rankled him now."
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rankle in a sentence

  • Liam hadn't meant for that last part to slip out. Allie might think it pretty pathetic that he'd remembered that comment from the first night they met, but it had rankled him then and, to some degree, it rankled him now.
  • What most rankles me about the term is how casually it is being applied to schools—temples of learning—and especially to children.

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What is "rankle" in Catalan?
"rankle" in Catalan is crispar, irritar. rankle means: To keep causing annoyance or resentment over time.
Are there other ways to say "rankle" in Catalan?
Yes — Catalan has 2 translations listed for "rankle": crispar, irritar.
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