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adjective
Etymology: 3gall
Date: 1583
markedly irritating ; vexing <a most galling defeat> • gallingly adverb
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
galling
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Galling — is a process that causes friction when metal parts like nuts and bolts are rubbed together among the high spots on the surface. The friction in turn generates heat and causes the asperities (i.e., high points) to weld together. It is not the same … Wikipedia
Galling — ist der Ortsname von Galling (Fischbachau), Ortsteil der Gemeinde Fischbachau, Landkreis Miesbach, Bayern Galling (Mallersdorf Pfaffenberg), Ortsteil der Marktgemeinde Mallersdorf Pfaffenberg, Landkreis Straubing Bogen, Bayern Diese Seite … Deutsch Wikipedia
Galling — Gall ing, a. Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating. {Gall ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Galling — Galling. См. Заедание. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
galling — index malevolent, oppressive, outrageous, provocative, vexatious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
galling — irritating, offensive, 1580s, figurative use of prp. of GALL (Cf. gall) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
galling — [adj] very upsetting acid, afflictive, aggravating, annoying, bitter, bothersome, distasteful, exasperating, grievous, harassing, humiliating, irksome, irritating, nettlesome, painful, plaguing, provoking, rankling, unpalatable, vexatious,… … New thesaurus
galling — [gôl′iŋ] adj. [prp. of GALL2] chafing; very annoying; irritating; vexing gallingly adv … English World dictionary
galling — adj. 1) galling to 2) galling to + inf. (it s galling to watch him deceive everyone) * * * [ gɔːlɪŋ] galling to galling to + inf. (it s galling to watch him deceive everyone) … Combinatory dictionary
Galling — Gall Gall, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Galled} (g[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Galling}.] [OE. gallen; cf. F. galer to scratch, rub, gale scurf, scab, G. galle a disease in horses feet, an excrescence under the tongue of horses; of uncertain origin. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
