galling
Americanadjective
adjective
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irritating, exasperating, or bitterly humiliating
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obsolete rubbing painfully; chafing
Other Word Forms
- gallingly adverb
- gallingness noun
- ungalling adjective
Etymology
Origin of galling
Example Sentences
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The most galling part is how rarely they do.
From Salon
This galling notion sets her on a rampage.
From Los Angeles Times
"He was the type of person you enjoyed being around and the notion that this helpful, smiling joking guy was being labelled a terrorist? It's galling," he said.
From BBC
The most galling part of this defeat is what it could have done to Australia.
From BBC
Ms Dyson says she found the aftercare galling, and says this is commonplace for many women.
From BBC
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