💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Rankling"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| fretverb | (transitive) To chafe or irritate; to worry. |
| eat intoverb | To consume gradually, especially by erosion. |
| gratenoun | (transitive, cooking) To shred (things, usually foodstuffs), by rubbing across a grater. |
| rumblingnoun | A deep low noise. |
| gratingnoun | The sound made by something that grates against something else. |
| jarringnoun | A feeling or movement that jars or jolts. |
| niggling | Irritating. |
| reeknoun | A strong unpleasant smell. |
| gnawingnoun | A sensation of being gnawed. |
| stinknoun | A strong bad smell. |
| raspingnoun | A sound that rasps. |
| rucklenoun | A wrinkle. |
| irritationnoun | The state of being irritated. |
| pricklenoun | A tingling sensation of mild discomfort. |
| ticklingnoun | The act by which someone is tickled. |
| razzingnoun | (informal) Teasing or heckling. |
| rattlingnoun | rattle (a sound made by loose objects shaking or vibrating against one another) |
| ring stingnoun | (British, slang, vulgar) Irritation of the anus as a result of eating spicy food. |
| rattlenoun | Object that rattles. |
| crepitationnoun | A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue containing air. |
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