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Definition of Galling
1. Adjective. Causing irritation or annoyance. "It is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"
Similar to: Disagreeable
Derivative terms: Plague, Plague
Definition of Galling
1. a. Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating.
Definition of Galling
1. Adjective. vexing, humiliating ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of gall) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Galling
1. gall [v] - See also: gall
Lexicographical Neighbors of Galling
Literary usage of Galling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of National Biography by LESLIE. STEPHEN, Sidney Lee (1890)
"... more galling humiliation was the omission of his name from the new privy
council on 9 April ... galling ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Gallipoli oil. See oil. JR Soley, Blockade and Cruisers, p. 198.
gallingly (ga'ling-li), adr. In a galling manner; annoyingly; provokingly. ..."
3. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1868)
"... officers to speak of the magnificent enthusiasm with which the men " went in,"
and the steadiness they exhibited under the galling fire which met them. ..."
4. History of the American Whale Fishery from Its Earliest Inception to the by Alexander Starbuck (1878)
"HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN WHALE FISHERY. galling frot-л American port»—Continued.
... galling ..."
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