rankle
To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimonyTo cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
» Her behaviour rankles with me still.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive, transitive)To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
My colleague's gratuitous criticism still rankles with me.
verdrießen, wurmen
терзатьterzatʹ, му́читьmúčitʹ, раздража́тьrazdražátʹ
(intransitive)To fester.
a splinter rankles in the flesh
eitern
гнои́тьсяgnoítʹsja
- gnaw into; make resentful or angry
Examples
3 sentencesHer behaviour rankles with me still.
His bitter words still rankle in my mind.
deSeine bitteren Worte wurmen mich noch immer.
When his advances were rebuffed, he attempted to allay his rankled ego by publicly undermining her intelligence.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English ranklen, ranclen, from Old French rancler, räoncler, draoncler (“to ulFrom Middle English ranklen, ranclen, from Old French rancler, räoncler, draoncler (“to ulcerate, to form a boil”), from Old French draoncle (“a boil”), from Latin dracunculus (“little serpent”), diminutive of Latin dracō (“serpent, dragon”).
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Forms
rankles, rankling, rankled, rankledSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle