adj
Meaning 1
Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
galling
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noun
Meaning 2
A feeling that induces bitterness.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
- the gallings of one's own conscience
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
Material transfer caused by adhesion between sliding surfaces, potentially resulting in wear or binding.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of gall
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
causing irritation or annoyance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- 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
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: annoying, bothersome, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From gall + -ing. The adjective follows from the verb.
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: оскърбителен (oskǎrbitelen) — vexing
- Bulgarian: унизителен (unizitelen) — vexing
- Dutch: ergerlijk — vexing
- German: ärgerlich — vexing
- Russian: раздража́ющий (razdražájuščij) — vexing
- Russian: унижа́ющий (unižájuščij) — vexing
- Spanish: fastidioso — vexing
- Spanish: molestoso — vexing
- Spanish: irritante — vexing