form of such a sore looked something like the form of a small serpent. From the noun the French formed the verbrancler,"to fester." In the 14th century, the verb was taken into English asrankle,with the same meaning. Our worddragonalso comes from the Greekdrakōnby way of the Latin...
Now, torankle. Taken into English from Old French, the verbrankleinitially meant “to fester” or “to suppurate.” A wound thatrankledwas in the process of rotting. Over time, the word has dwindled in figurative use to mean toannoyor toirritate. Rankleconveys a sense of ongoing emotional...
Meaning "cause to fester" is from c. 1400. Related: Rankled; rankling. 双语例句: 1. You burrow and rankle in his heart! 你挖掘并折磨他的心灵! 来自英汉文学 - 红字 2. The dimensions of the Brys'ballroom must rankle her. 百利太太那间大舞厅一定惹得她妒火中烧. 来自辞典例句 更多...
form of such a sore looked something like the form of a small serpent. From the noun the French formed the verbrancler,"to fester." In the 14th century, the verb was taken into English asrankle,with the same meaning. Our worddragonalso comes from the Greekdrakōnby way of the Latin...