verb
- to cause persistent irritation, resentment, or bitterness
Usage: past tense of rankle
Examples
- His unfair criticism rankled her for weeks.
- The defeat rankled the team throughout the off-season.
- It rankled him that his younger brother got the promotion.
- The insult rankled deep in her memory.
- Being passed over for the award rankled more than she expected.
- The injustice rankled the entire community.