Definition of "rankles" [rankles]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rankle. (verb)

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• "The title rankles, ever so slightly, they say, because Eisenhower served two years on a guided-missile cruiser while in the Navy Reserves, though he didn't see combat."
• "The other part of this story that rankles is that the Democrats have really done a lousy job of getting their message out about their proposals."
• "What rankles is that no one ever notices she is an American unless she tells them."