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galling

 
Adjective galling has 1 sense
  1. annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing - causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
    Antonym: agreeable (indirect, via disagreeable)
Verb gall has 2 senses
  1. chafe, gall, fret - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
    --1 is one way to irritate
    Derived forms: noun gall2, noun gall1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s somebody
    Something ----s something
  2. gall, irk - irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
    --2 is one way to anger
    Derived form: noun gall4
    Sample sentence:
    The performance is likely to gall Sue
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