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Definitions for Galling

[1] that galls; chafing; irritating; vexing; exasperating.
[2] to make sore by rubbing; chafe severely: The saddle galled the horse's back.
[3] to vex or irritate greatly: His arrogant manner galls me.
[4] to be or become chafed.
[5] Machinery . (of either of two engaging metal parts) to lose metal to the other because of heat or molecular attraction resulting from friction.
[6] Metallurgy . (of a die or compact in powder metallurgy) to lose surface material through adhesion to the die.
[7] a sore on the skin, especially of a horse, due to rubbing; excoriation.
[8] something very vexing or irritating.
[9] a state of vexation or irritation.
[10] irritating, exasperating, or bitterly humiliating
[11] obsolete rubbing painfully; chafing
[12] informal impudence
[13] bitterness; rancour
[14] something bitter or disagreeable
[15] physiol an obsolete term for bile 1
[16] an obsolete term for gall bladder
[17] a sore on the skin caused by chafing
[18] something that causes vexation or annoyance a gall to the spirits
[19] irritation; exasperation
[20] pathol to abrade (the skin, etc) as by rubbing
[21] (tr) to irritate or annoy; vex
[22] an abnormal outgrowth in plant tissue caused by certain parasitic insects, fungi, bacteria, or mechanical injury

Words related to Galling

humiliating, provoking, rankling, annoying, bitter, irritating, exasperating, vexing, harassing, plaguing, aggravating, acid, bothersome, distasteful, grievous, irksome, nettlesome, painful, unpalatable, vexatious

Words nearby Galling

gallimaufry, gallinacean, gallinaceous, gallinas, gallinas point, galling, gallinipper, gallinule, galliot, gallipoli, gallipot

Origin of Galling

2before 1000; Middle English galle (noun), gallen (v.) perhaps < Middle Dutch, Middle Low German gall, akin to Old English gealla sore on a horse

Other words from Galling

gall·ing·ly , adverb
gall·ing·ness , noun
un·gall·ing , adjective
un·galled , adjective

Word origin for Galling

C14: from Old French galle, from Latin galla

Synonyms for Galling

aggravating, annoying, bitter, exasperating, harassing, humiliating, irritating, plaguing, provoking, rankling, vexing, acid, afflictive, bothersome, distasteful, grievous, irksome, nettlesome, painful, unpalatable, vexatious