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as in frustrating
causing annoyance
her holier-than-thou attitude is galling
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as in painful
hard to accept or bear especially emotionally
losing in the last round of play-offs was galling to our home team
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as in eroding
to damage or diminish by continued friction
move that rope so the sharp edge of the hull doesn't gall it
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as in annoying
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
humming through your nose like that absolutely galls me
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as in irritating
to make sore by continued rubbing
tie your shoes so they don't gall your heels sliding on and off like that
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“Galling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galling. Accessed 3 Oct. 2023.
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