rankling
present participle ofrankle
| 单词 | rankling |
| 释义 | rankling present participle ofrankle rankle verb[I] uk/ˈræŋ.kəl/us/ˈræŋ.kəl/to make someoneannoyedorangryfor alongtime: Theunkindway in which hisgirlfriendlefthim still rankledwithhimlongafter. [+ that]Itstill ranklesthatshe gotpromoted, and I didn't. Synonym grate Causing feelings of anger and displeasure
Examplesofranklingrankling In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. That she does so without theranklingof those whose tendency is to mystify is a considerable achievement. From theCambridge English Corpus I have had brought to my notice a considerable number of cases which have been rejected, and they areranklingin people's minds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They were aranklingsore in the thirties of the last decade and were partly responsible for the atmosphere out of which the war grew. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is one of the reasons why this was aranklingsore among trade unionists. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This leaves aranklingsense of grievance and, indeed, it is a case of injustice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is aranklingsense of injustice in the minds of the workers that they are being unfairly taxed by this tax. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Where was the great volume of hostile opinion, the thousands of soldiers who wereranklingunder an injustice? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 An amount of fair argument may be brought forward on behalf of the objectors, and aranklingfeeling of wrong is spread throughout the locality. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They, and perhaps they only, in the court are the people who might have aranklingsense of injustice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That shows clearly what aranklingsense of injustice there can be in these circumstances. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Despite this, the problem has gone onranklingwith these people. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They will do very much more harm than good, and will leave behind a sense ofranklinginjustice. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Is not that bound to lead to tension andranklingfeelings between such people, and towards difficulties in the scheme? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I think you will still leave a sense of a great deal of unfairness and injusticeranklingin the workers' minds. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 But the grievance has left a littlerankling. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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