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.
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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, Vwithn, Vn
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.