was rankling
- past progressive of rankle.
Example Sentences
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Within Facebook, Mr. Zuckerberg’s more engaged style was rankling employees.
From New York Times ● May 16, 2020
For what he had heard about the "fair secretary" was rankling bitterly in his deep heart.
From Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)
I tried to console Manon as we went along, but despair was rankling in my own heart.
From Manon Lescaut by Prévost, Abbé
Somebody had been disrespectful to Martindale House and the thing was rankling almost unendurably.
From The Research Magnificent by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
The insult - for so he considered it - was rankling in him.
From The Revolution in Tanner's Lane by Rutherford, Mark
