Associations to the word «Galling»
Noun
- Wear
- Yoke
- Fire
- Bondage
- Gall
- Tyranny
- Servitude
- Humiliation
- Oppression
- Seizing
- Chain
- Degenerate
- Enclave
- Macarthur
- Pride
- Friction
- Slavery
- Reproach
- Scorn
- Foe
- Subunit
- Flank
- Pickering
- Burden
- Load
- Iron
- Restriction
- Disappointment
- Inability
- Enemy
- Cruelty
- Restraint
- Admiration
- Batterie
- Ankle
- Necessity
- Leaf
- Stem
- Regret
- Artillery
- Spur
- Liberty
- Resistance
- Circumstance
- Bond
- Freedom
- Limb
- Habit
- Thread
- Ease
- Slave
- Cannon
- Admiral
- Remark
- Gang
- Assumption
- Neck
- Privilege
- Steel
- Metal
- Shell
- Genius
- Gun
- Reflection
- Worse
- Suspicion
- Weight
- Surface
- Most
Adjective
Wiktionary
GALLING, adjective. Vexing, humiliating
GALLING, verb. Present participle of gall
Dictionary definition
GALLING, adjective. 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".
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