Rankling
Rankling adjective - Causing annoyance.
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Suppuration and rankling are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Suppuration" instead a noun "Rankling".
Suppuration
Suppuration noun - (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus.
Rankling and suppuration are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rankling" instead a noun "Suppuration".
Nearby Words: suppurating, suppurated
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Suppuration and Rankling. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rankling/suppuration
Rankling & Suppuration. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rankling/suppuration>.
Suppuration or Rankling. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/rankling/suppuration.
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