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What (who) is Rankle - definition
BRITISH ARTIST
Alan rankle; Rankle
Rankle
·vt To cause to fester; to make sore; to Inflame.
II. Rankle ·adj To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to Fester;
- used literally and figuratively.
III. Rankle ·adj To produce a festering or inflamed effect; to cause a sore;
- used literally and figuratively; as, a splinter rankles in the flesh; the words rankled in his bosom.
rankle
v. (R) it rankled me that they got all the credit
rankle
(rankles, rankling, rankled)
If an event or situation rankles, it makes you feel angry or bitter afterwards, because you think it was unfair or wrong.
They paid him only ?10 for it and it really rankled...
Britain's refusal to sell Portugal arms in 1937 still rankled with him...
The only thing that rankles me is what she says about Ireland.
VERB: V, V with n, V n
Wikipedia
Alan Rankle
Alan Rankle (born 1952 in Oldham, England) is a British artist and is part of the duo Rankle & Reynolds. During a thirty-year career he has worked primarily as a painter. He explores social and environmental issues of the day through Landscape Art.
Examples of use of Rankle
1. They used this to rank, and no doubt rankle, players.
2. The phased 15% cuts to programme budgets rankle with producers.
3. The police and security services rankle when details of sensitive operations are revealed.
4. Much has changed since, with Italians widely regarded as well integrated, though some things still rankle.
5. Summers apologized several times for the remarks, but his brusque personality and top–down management style continued to rankle detractors.