Englishrankle
verb
their insults still rankle with Martin:
cause resentment to, cause annoyance to, annoy, upset, anger, irritate, offend, affront, displease, exasperate, infuriate, provoke, irk, vex, pique, nettle, gall, gnaw at, eat away at, grate on;
fester;
informal rile, miff, peeve, aggravate, hack off;
British, informal nark;
North American, informal tick off;
vulgar slang piss off.