1. continuing to cause anger, irritation, or resentment
Usage: present participle of 'rankle'

1. causing persistent anger or resentment

Examples

• The unfair criticism was still rankling in her mind weeks later.
• His dismissive comment kept rankling throughout the meeting.
• The rankling memory of the betrayal haunted him for years.
• She couldn't shake the rankling feeling that she'd been cheated.
• The defeat was rankling the team's confidence before the next game.
• His rankling remarks about her work made collaboration difficult.
• The injustice was rankling among the community members.