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Meaning of galling

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

galling

verb

Definitions

  1. To bother or trouble.

  2. To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.

  3. To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.

  4. To exasperate.

verb

Definitions

  1. To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts in dyeing.

noun

Definitions

  1. Wear caused by adhesion between sliding surfaces.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Vexing, humiliating