Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
gnaw into;
make resentful or angry;
- Example: "The injustice rankled her"- Example: "his resentment festered"[syn: eat into, fret, rankle, grate]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
eat into
v 1: gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The injustice rankled
her"; "his resentment festered" [syn: eat into, fret,
rankle, grate]