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Synonym Discussion of gall
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- had the temerity to refuse
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- an entrepreneur with audacity and vision
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- admired for her hardihood
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- outraged at his effrontery
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- the nerve of that guy
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- has the cheek to call herself a singer
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- had the gall to demand proof
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- the chutzpah needed for a career in show business
Definition of gall
- the loose saddle galled the horse's back
- the galling of a metal bearing
Examples of gall in a Sentence
It galls me that such a small group of people can have so much power.
move that rope so the sharp edge of the hull doesn't gall it
gall Synonyms
Synonyms
aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, frost, get, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, vex;
Near Antonyms
appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate;
delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy;
assure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe;
Related Words
nag;
inflame (also enflame), provoke, rouse;
badger, bait, bullyrag (also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease;
anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roil;
agitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry;
Phrases
get one's goat, get on one's nerves, get to, rub the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw, wear on;
Definition of gall
GALL Defined for English Language Learners
gall
Definition of gall for English Language Learners
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: to make (someone) feel annoyed or angry
GALL Defined for Kids
Definition of gall for Students
- She had the gall to return my gift.
Definition of gall for Students
- His selfishness just galls me.
Medical Dictionary
medical Definition of gall
- the loose saddle galled the horse's back
medical Definition of gall
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