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galling definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb gall Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb gall Entailment of verb gall Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb gall 2 senses of gall Sense 1 chafe, gall, fret => irritate Sense 2 gall, irk => anger Familiarity of verb gall gall used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb gall Sense 1 chafe, gall, fret => irritate -------------- Sense 2 gall, irk => anger -------------- Overview of verb gall The verb gall has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. chafe, gall, fret -- (become or make sore by or as if by rubbing) 2. gall, irk -- (irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit") Overview of adj galling The adj galling has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) 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") Antonyms of adj galling 1 sense of galling Sense 1 annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing INDIRECT (VIA disagreeable) -> agreeable Similarity of adj galling 1 sense of galling Sense 1 annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing => disagreeable (vs. agreeable) Attributes of adj galling Familiarity of adj galling galling used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj galling galling Overview of verb gall The verb gall has 2 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. chafe, gall, fret -- (become or make sore by or as if by rubbing) 2. gall, irk -- (irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit") Overview of adj galling The adj galling has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) 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")
galling definition
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