annoy vs rankle

rankle vs annoy

annoy and rankle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
annoy	No	No	Yes	No
rankle	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rankle is a hyponym of annoy; that is, rankle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than annoy:

annoy: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
rankle: gnaw into; make resentful or angry

Other hyponyms of annoy include get, get under one's skin, eat into, fret, grate, peeve, ruffle, fret, beset, chevvy, chevy, chivvy, chivy, harass, harry, hassle, molest, plague, provoke, antagonise, antagonize.

annoy (verb)	rankle (verb)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations	gnaw into; make resentful or angry

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