Both Uses
rankle
in
The Thief, by Turner
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- Maybe it rankled that Sophos was the son of a duke and he wasn't.†
Chpt 4 *
- The next morning light came slowly to the gorge, and I was well rested by the time our day started, but the conversation of the night before still rankled, and I took care to chew with my mouth open at breakfast until the magus winced and looked away.†
Chpt 4
Definitions:
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(1)
(rankle) to annoy or make angry -- often over a long period of time
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) to fester -- literally, like an inflamed sore