verb
definition
To cause irritation or deep bitterness.
definition
To fester.
example
a splinter rankles in the flesh
Examples of rankled in a Sentence
They were liberated by Antony, but the memory rankled.
Kris's confident response rankled Rhyn. He leaned his back against a tree and faced his eldest surviving brother. "I promised Kiki I'd tell you something," he started.
In 1541 he disappointed Henry, not meeting him at York, and this course, advised by his council and Francis I., rankled deeply, while Angus was making a large English raid on the Border in time of peace.
Clearly, it still rankled that the wrong horse had been backed in 1938.
This one was oft repeated and rankled her whenever she heard it.
Both expectations were defeated by the succession of ' Abd al-Melik, and the injury rankled in the mind of ' Amr ibn Sa'id.
It still rankled that he thought she had to be reminded to dress in a professional way.
Josh had ultimately given her the one thing he couldn't, and that had rankled.
They also completely defied the whole point and motivation of Arthur 's character with their ending, which rankled a bit.
Our attitude rankled with too many people, who failed to grasp the fact that we were the last true punks on the scene.
The little gestures of contempt and humiliation rankled as deeply as the confinement.
I ca n't help but get rankled tho about this Triple Crown business as the filly is rarely mentioned.