rankles
- present tense form of rankle (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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What really rankles Hedda, though, is that Lovborg and Thea have created something sublime while she has sought refuge with a scholastic mediocrity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 25, 2026
What rankles most, say many Greenlanders, is that Trump treated their home–which he called “a piece of ice, cold and poorly located” —as a commodity.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 24, 2026
That Rangers have four draws and a defeat to show for their other Premiership outings this term is what still rankles with the rank and file.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2025
That rankles Tasmanian Aboriginal people like Nala: "It's just a kick in the guts."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
She turns to Lohengrin for protection, but, alas, the venom rankles in her heart.
From The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas by Annesley, Charles, pseud.
