rankle
To cause irritation, bitterness or acrimonyTo cause irritation, bitterness or acrimony.
» Her behaviour rankles with me still.
rul · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
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. — PeterR
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