galling
verb
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To bother or trouble.
To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
To exasperate.
verb
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To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts in dyeing.
noun
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Wear caused by adhesion between sliding surfaces.
adjective
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Vexing, humiliating