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rankle
[rang-kuhl]
verb (used without object)
(of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used with object)
to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in.
His colleague's harsh criticism rankled him for days.
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rankle
/ ˈæŋə /
verb
(intr) to cause severe and continuous irritation, anger, or bitterness; fester
his failure to win still rankles
Other 51Թ Forms
- ranklingly adverb
- unrankled adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of rankle1
Example Sentences
I liked chunks of the film, but it rankled me that she framed the spouse as such a consolation-prize loser to make her heroine come off as sacrificial.
Agency officials feared that the findings would rankle the “Drill, Baby, Drill” proponents in the Trump administration, according to multiple EIA sources.
Needless to say, Trump's comments have rankled Canadian leaders, who warn of the president's ultimate designs on their homeland.
But what rankles him is not so much the scope of the agenda.
What rankled Didion about this turn was that it reduced the complexity of all issues to tidy bromides.
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