rankles

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To fester
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To cause irritation or deep bitterness
rankle
to produce irritation or festering
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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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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. if something rankles, you still remember it angrily because it upset you or annoyed you a lot (draoncler, raoncler, from draoncle, raoncle , from dracunculus, from draco )
rankle
gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
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To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame
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To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be inflamed; to fester; used literally and figuratively
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{f} cause constant anger, persistently annoy or irritate
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