rankle

Object

• bit: They also completely defied the whole point and motivation of Arthur's character with their ending, which rankled a bit.
• memory: They were liberated by Antony, but the memory rankled.
• year: Readers may detect how the injustice still rankles 30 years on, but I feel much better now it's out in the open.

Preposition: with

• pensioner: That still rankles with pensioners because it meant that the basic state pension did not rise in line with the growth of the economy.
• people: Our attitude rankled with too many people, who failed to grasp the fact that we were the last true punks on the scene.

Adjective complement

• more: Surely, this must rankle more than any other defeat.

Modifying Another Word

• still: Clearly, it still rankled that the wrong horse had been backed in 1938.
• really: Christ, the smug yet hysterical ' pull yourself together ' tone really rankles.
• always: Defeat always rankles, but there was also a sense of relief in that the pressure of maintaining a run had been lifted.
• also: EPA's decision also rankled those representing U.S. electric utilities.
• deeply: The little gestures of contempt and humiliation rankled as deeply as the confinement.
• tho: I can't help but get rankled tho about this Triple Crown business as the filly is rarely mentioned.

Preposition: in

• mind: Both expectations were defeated by the succession of ' Abd al-Melik, and the injury rankled in the mind of ' Amr ibn Sa'id.