rankle
(of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in: His colleague's harsh criticism rankled him for days.
Origin of rankle
1Other words for rankle
Other words from rankle
- ran·kling·ly, adverb
- un·ran·kled, adjective
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How to use rankle in a sentence
Further rankled by Citigroup’s refusal to acknowledge any wrongdoing, Rakoff characterized the settlement as unfair, inadequate and antithetical to the “public interest.”
A fed-up judge condemns the inequities in America’s legal system | Michael Bobelian | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostWashington plays Malcolm, a filmmaker with a lot of big aspirations — and the memory of earning mediocre reviews for previous projects rankling his soul.
Zendaya and John David Washington deserve a better film than Malcolm & Marie | Alissa Wilkinson | February 5, 2021 | VoxOne thing that rankled Watson, Mortensen said, is that Houston chose not to interview Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy for its head coaching vacancy.
What to know from NFL playoffs first round: Lamar Jackson wins and Tom Brady finds a way | Adam Kilgore | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostKnown until 2018 only as Hercules, or as “Uncle Harkless” — a diminishing nickname that surely rankled — Posey would have directed the meal that was served on that Thanksgiving holiday.
George Washington’s 1795 Thanksgiving celebrated liberty. But the chef behind the feast had none. | Ramin Ganeshram | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostOrganizational issues also rankled, as Zuckerberg began to delegate oversight of Instagram to Facebook loyalists, creating a new layer of management between himself and the Instagram co-founders.
How would Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom redesign TikTok as CEO? | claychandler | September 22, 2020 | Fortune
The cynics among us will be rankled at the description of a book as “inspiring,” but Massie is the genuine article.
This Week’s Hot Reads: May 23, 2012 | Nicholas Mancusi, Malcolm Jones, Lucas Wittmann | May 23, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIf it rankled, it was because it forced the audience to take a long look at their own imperfections, their own broken families.
Her dogged willingness to keep the case in the spotlight has rankled authorities—which has only strengthened her resolve.
The promise so rankled the Taliban they issued a statement insisting that Pakistan should reject all foreign aid.
Officers were further rankled when the golfer repeatedly refused to meet with them after the accident.
But in spite of this the neglect rankled, and from that day he was no longer the blindly devoted follower of Napoleon.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonBud would not have talked to any one in his present state of self-disgust, but for all that Cash's silence rankled.
Cabin Fever | B. M. BowerBesides, he was in a rage with Harry; his defeat by the Pool rankled.
Tristram of Blent | Anthony HopeA firm trust in His protecting care would have been a balm for every wound which festered and rankled at my heart's core.
The Monctons: A Novel, Volume I | Susanna MoodieBut Sarah Maria was watching him narrowly, and as she looked there rankled in her seemingly quiet breast the memory of her wrongs.
The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives | Elizabeth Strong Worthington
British Dictionary definitions for rankle
/ (ˈræŋkəl) /
(intr) to cause severe and continuous irritation, anger, or bitterness; fester: his failure to win still rankles
Origin of rankle
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