rankling

Example Sentences

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AI companies are rationing their offerings and products, rankling users—a warning sign for a boom that depends on rapid adoption.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

The military warning—first reported in the Washington Post, then confirmed in the New York Times—must be particularly rankling.

From Slate • Feb. 24, 2026

On Wednesday, the U.S. and Taiwan announced they are set to begin formal trade negotiations, and if the trade talks are a success, it will further bolster ties between the two nations while rankling China.

From Washington Post • Aug. 20, 2022

“We didn’t take players from Oklahoma, we took players from the transfer portal,” Riley said in a February radio interview with Colin Cowherd, rankling fans even further.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2022

When he did find some time to visit me, he was very preoccupied, and I could feel him rankling with anger and with inactivity, but he tried hard to hide it.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey