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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

  1. verb To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
  2. verb To fester.
  3. noun A festering, embittering object or condition, either mental, or a physical sore or ulcer.

Full definition of rankle

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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