rankle

verb
🔊/ˈræŋkl/
🔊/ˈræŋkl/
[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they rankle
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he / she / it rankles
🔊/ˈræŋklz/
🔊/ˈræŋklz/
past simple rankled
🔊/ˈræŋkld/
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past participle rankled
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-ing form rankling
🔊/ˈræŋklɪŋ/
🔊/ˈræŋklɪŋ/
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  1. if something such as an event or a remark rankles, it makes you feel angry or upset for a long time使人耿耿于怀(或怨恨不已、痛苦不已)
    • rankle (somebody) Her comments still rankled.她的评价仍然让人耿耿于怀。🔊🔊
    • rankle with somebody His decision to sell the land still rankled with her.他要把地卖掉的决定仍然使她痛心。🔊🔊
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French rancler, from rancle, draoncle ‘festering sore’, from an alteration of medieval Latin dracunculus, diminutive of draco ‘serpent’.