The Only Use
rankle
in
Anne Of Green Gables
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- Leaving this Parthian shaft to rankle in Anne's stormy bosom, Marilla descended to the kitchen, grievously troubled in mind and vexed in soul.†
p. 66.8
Definitions:
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(1)
(rankle) to annoy or make angry -- often over a long period of time
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) to fester -- literally, like an inflamed sore