as in angered
feeling or showing anger
our supervisor was rankled by all the unexpected delays and problems we ran into
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as in stormed
to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
that kind of rude treatment from a young person makes me rankle
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as in infuriated
to make angry
it rankles me when some schools can't even afford paper and pencils for the students
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Recent Examples of rankled
Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
This has rankled many in America’s spy community.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
The new labor movement has clearly rankled prominent tech figures, Musk among them.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
Those comments rankled Swayman’s agent Lewis Gross, who posted a response to Neely on social media.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
One part of Harris’ platform particularly rankled Sasse.
—Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
This has rankled many in America’s spy community.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 27 Nov. 2024
The new labor movement has clearly rankled prominent tech figures, Musk among them.
—Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 15 Oct. 2024
Those comments rankled Swayman’s agent Lewis Gross, who posted a response to Neely on social media.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rankled
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The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2025
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The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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During a House Democratic caucus meeting, Jeffries presided over what sources described as an energetic caucus in which Democrats raged over being cut out of negotiations on the bill.Andrew Solender, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
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This, as war raged in Europe, with Putin’s brutal campaign against Ukraine.Andrew C. McCarthy, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
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The newspaper includes the story of how Brando was enraged to discover his voice had been dubbed by an Italian actor for the local version.Caroline Frost, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
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But conservatives said they were enraged by the legislation.Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Watching his massive bank of video screens with the angry mob clashing with the Raiders, there seems to be more than a hint of veracity to that intriguing statement.Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
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When customers are angry, representatives by nature are likely to get defensive.Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Big, sometimes uncontrollable emotions are a normal part of growing up, and gentle parents at least try to not dismiss their or get annoyed with their kids when those challenging moments come up.Alex Vance, Parents, 27 Dec. 2024
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Initially annoyed by his bubbly personality, Jovie eventually warms up to Buddy, and the pair fall in love.Skyler Caruso, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
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And no other post-World War II president faced a powerful Asian adversary like today’s China: large, resourceful, indignant, and determined to claim the central regional position.Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2022
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The audience cheers at the right moments, and Costner has the appropriate indignant fervor.Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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Richard Arnold, the chief executive whose departure had already been announced, went round the room and shook everyone’s hand, expressing his belief the future at United would be bright.Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The camera then cut to Johansson, who shook her head while grimacing.Toria Sheffield, People.com, 22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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And the faith side of the name is two things- faith is part of our inner belief and our inner kind of faith in terms of making this mad, mad dream and idea a reality.Yolanda Evans, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
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According to some, you’re not supposed to care about these victories because you’re just supposed to be mad all the time about the stuff that’s going wrong.Dominic Pino, National Review, 31 Dec. 2024
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