gall
To chafe, to rub or subject to frictionTo chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
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» The defeat was galling to his pride.
Die Niederlage verletzte seinen Stolz. — Tamy
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Examples
12 sentencesThe defeat was galling to his pride.
deDie Niederlage verletzte seinen Stolz. — Tamy
Their gibes galled him and explained his bitter attitude.
It's pretty galling to think about how long the affair was going on before I found out about it.
Meaning
7 senses(ergative)To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
wundreiben, wundscheuern
натиратиnatyraty, натертиnaterty
(figuratively, transitive)To bother or trouble.
stören, lästigfallen
(figuratively, transitive)To exasperate.
ärgern
More meanings 4
(figuratively, transitive)To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
belästigen, schikanieren
(transitive)To cause pitting on a surface being cut from the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
Improper cooling and a dull milling cutter on titanium can gall the surface.
(transitive)To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts in dyeing.
(intransitive, obsolete, rare)To scoff; to jeer.
- become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- irritate or vex
Origin
From Middle English galle, from Old English gealla (“a fretted spot on the skin”), from PrFrom Middle English galle, from Old English gealla (“a fretted spot on the skin”), from Proto-West Germanic *gallō, from Proto-Germanic *gallô (“infirmity, swelling, lesion”).
From Middle English galle, from Old French galle, from Latin galla (“oak-apple”).
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Forms
galls, galling, galled, galledTenses
gall · galled · will gall · have galledSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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