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Adjective galling has 1 sense
- 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
- chafe, gall, fret - become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
--1 is one way to irritate
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s something
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Something ----s something
- gall, irk - irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit"
--2 is one way to anger
Sample sentence:
The performance is likely to gall Sue
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