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galling Definition

gall·ing (gôl)

adjective

chafing; very annoying; irritating; vexing

Etymology: prp. of gall

galling Related Forms
gall·ingly adverb
galling Synonyms

galling

modif.

annoying, irritating, bothersome, rankling; see disturbing.

galling Usage Examples

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • find: I always find this question galling, for some reason.

Infinitive complement

  • see: It was galling to see the sun shining on the valleys to either side.
  • hear: It's a bit galling to hear of instances where half the money donated immediately disappears into the hands of ' officials ' .
  • have: It was most galling to have my circumstances dragged into an argument over political ideology.
  • think: It is galling to think that everything you have been telling me could have been a lie.

Modifies a noun

  • thing: The galling thing was I didn't make any mistakes myself.
  • aspect: The galling aspect is that the population lets them all get away with it.
  • defeat: These were then followed by a galling defeat at the hands of a very strong and competetive Bristol team 4-2.
  • part: Because it was a 2-lap circuit the galling part was knowing that you had to go through it all again.

Modifying Another Word

  • particularly: One particularly galling feature of the SA has been the silent boycott of agreed actions which do not meet with SWP approval.
  • especially: Many found it especially galling that Washington was " jeopardizing " its coalition-building efforts by reverting to " self-willed unilateralism " .
  • pretty: If your work means a lot to you it is pretty galling and takes time to get over.
  • so: But it was Henry's lack of esteem for me which I really found so galling.
  • very: To go to the trouble to go there and then only be shown a small section of the cave I find very galling.
  • rather: Nina Jacobs, the theater's publicist, admits to finding the copious media coverage of the cats " rather galling " .

Used with adjective complement

  • find: To go to the trouble to go there and then only be shown a small section of the cave I find very galling.
  • reduce: KERONITE improves the wear-resistance of bare Magnesium by 20 times and also reduces galling.