What does rankling mean?
Rankling means present participle and gerund of rankle.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of rankle.
I see the wife misused by her husband, I see the treacherous seducer of young women, / I mark the ranklings of jealousy and unrequited love attempted to be hid […]
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Rankling means present participle and gerund of rankle.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I see the wife misused by her husband, I see the treacherous seducer of young women, / I mark the ranklings of jealousy and unrequited love attempted to be hid […]
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