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galling

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verb

present participle of gall
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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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Recent Examples of galling
Adjective
Which brings us to the most galling mystery of the season: How on earth does this preening man-child get engaged? Laura Bradley, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2024 This fiction will be galling to some people, but deeply reassuring to others. Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024
Verb
The indignity of it is galling. Erik Kain, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024 This fiction will be galling to some people, but deeply reassuring to others. Joshua Rothman, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for galling 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galling
Adjective
  • Real relationships, including the messy, spontaneous, and occasionally frustrating ones, offer a depth of connection that AI can never replicate.
    Cornelia C. Walther, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Her hunt for that first Grand Slam title, which had once seemed easy to find, got frustrating.
    Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Trump also makes clear his intent to apply painful public and government pressure on private-sector DEI practices as well, and does not cloak his reasons.
    The Editors, National Review, 23 Jan. 2025
  • The Spanish government is moving to rein in real estate purchases by foreigners and curb the spread of short-term rentals, part of a series of measures that officials say are necessary to alleviate a painful housing crunch that has rapidly become one of the worst in Europe.
    Liz Alderman, New York Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • These measures, intended to reduce systemic financial risks, inadvertently triggered a liquidity crisis, leaving developers unable to complete projects and further eroding consumer confidence.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
  • In an era of eroding public trust and red-hot campus culture wars, the public higher education is now more political than ever, said Holden Thorp, editor in chief of the journal Science and former chancellor of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
    Ian Hodgson, Orlando Sentinel, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Cover irritating clothing seams with a smooth material such as silk to avoid abrasive irritation.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 5 Jan. 2025
  • At Abercrombie & Fitch Packed with conditioning and hydrating castor oil, argan oil & coconut oil, this eyelash & brow growth serum will help promote the appearance of longer, fuller looking lashes and brows without the use of irritating or harmful ingredients.
    refinery29.com, refinery29.com, 4 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • This change is particularly annoying since the multiplayer structure hasn't been notably improved since payment was required.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 15 Jan. 2025
  • This is a book that is charming, intelligent and occasionally annoying.
    Jennifer Szalai, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • So, if the Dodgers transition from the team that was unable to win it in a 162-game regular season to a dynasty similar to the Yankees dynasty, then the complaints of harsher regulations against the Dodgers may be warranted.
    Tyler Small, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Avoid harsh or irritating products such as hydroxy acids (AHAs and BHAs) or retinoids.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The city and state have also been ramping up efforts to engage troubled vagrants sleeping and sometimes bothering straphangers, connecting them with services and shelter and potentially involuntary treatment.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 27 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • But that’s just scratching the surface – addressing only the symptoms of the underlying challenges and only addressing them at the end of the SDLC process.
    Jeremy Vaughan, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Similar to a sheet pan, whole meals can be built in a Dutch oven, scratching that same itch for convenience and less clean up.
    Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 23 Dec. 2024

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“Galling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galling. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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