simple past tense and past participle of rankle

(transitive or intransitive) To cause irritation or deep bitterness. / (intransitive) To fester.

(rare) A festering, embittering object or condition, either mental, or a physical sore or ulcer.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rankle

present participle of rankle

A sensation that rankles.

plural of rankling