English verb: rankle | |||
1. | rankle (emotion) gnaw into; make resentful or angry | ||
Samples | The injustice rankled her. His resentment festered. | ||
Examples | The bad news will rankle him | ||
Synonyms | eat into, fret, grate | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex | ||