Associations to the word «Galling»
Verb
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".
Wise words
Abuse of words has been the great instrument of sophistry
and chicanery, of party, faction, and division of society.