rankle meaning in Hindi
खटकना khaṭaknā
/ˈɹæŋ.kəl/
rankle in Hindi: खटकना (khaṭaknā). In English, rankle means to cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
Hindi words for rankle
- to rankle or cause recurring irritation, displeasure, or resentment
- खटकना khaṭaknā
English meaning of rankle
- verb To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
- verb To fester.
- noun A festering, embittering object or condition, either mental, or a physical sore or ulcer.
rankle in a sentence
- My colleague's gratuitous criticism still rankles with me.
- a splinter rankles in the flesh
Synonyms of rankle
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Questions about rankle in Hindi
- What is the meaning of rankle in Hindi?
- Rankle in Hindi is खटकना (khaṭaknā).
- rankle का हिंदी में क्या अर्थ है?
- Rankle: खटकना (khaṭaknā).
- What does rankle mean in English?
- Rankle means to cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
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Hindi words from Wiktionary's Hindi entries whose English meaning is “rankle”: खटकना. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: rankle (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Hindi words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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