Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rankling

/ɹˈæŋklɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: rankling
IPA: /ɹˈæŋklɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of rankle

noun

A sensation that rankles.

Example Sentences

"I see the wife misused by her husband, I see the treacherous seducer of young women, / I mark the ranklings of jealousy and unrequited love attempted to be hid […]"

Inflected Forms

ranklings (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce rankling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈæŋklɪŋ/.
What does rankling mean?: present participle and gerund of rankle

How to pronounce rankling

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