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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gall•ing (gô′ling),USA pronunciation adj. - that galls;
chafing;
irritating;
vexing;
exasperating.
gall′ing•ly, adv. gall′ing•ness, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: galling /ˈɡɔːlɪŋ/ adj - irritating, exasperating, or bitterly humiliating
- obsolete rubbing painfully; chafing
ˈgallingly adv gall1 /gɔl/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- rude boldness;
nerve:He has a lot of gall expecting me to finish his work. - Zoologybile (def. 1).
gall2 /gɔl/USA pronunciation v. - to annoy greatly: [~ + object]His arrogant manner galls me.[It + ~ + object + (that) clause]It galls me that we can't fire him.
gall•ing, adj. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gall1 (gôl),USA pronunciation n. - impudence;
effrontery. - Zoologybile, esp. that of an animal.
- something bitter or severe.
- bitterness of spirit;
rancor. - Idioms gall and wormwood, bitterness of spirit;
deep resentment.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English galla, gealla; cognate with German Galle; akin to Latin fel, Greek cholé̄ gall, bile
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged nerve, audacity, brass, cheek.
gall2 (gôl),USA pronunciation v.t. - Pathology, Veterinary Diseasesto make sore by rubbing;
chafe severely:The saddle galled the horse's back. - to vex or irritate greatly:His arrogant manner galls me.
v.i. - to be or become chafed.
- Mechanical Engineering[Mach.](of either of two engaging metal parts) to lose metal to the other because of heat or molecular attraction resulting from friction.
- Metallurgy(of a die or compact in powder metallurgy) to lose surface material through adhesion to the die.
n. - Veterinary Diseasesa sore on the skin, esp. of a horse, due to rubbing;
excoriation. - something very vexing or irritating.
- a state of vexation or irritation.
- Middle Dutch, Middle Low German gall, akin to Old English gealla sore on a horse
- Middle English galle (noun, nominal), gallen (verb, verbal) perh. bef. 1000
- Plant Diseasesany abnormal vegetable growth or excrescence on plants, caused by various agents, as insects, nematodes, fungi, bacteria, viruses, chemicals, and mechanical injuries.
- Latin galla gallnut. See gall2
- Middle French
- Middle English galle 1350–1400
- Biographical1840?–94, leader of the Hunkpapa Sioux: a major chief in the battle of Little Bighorn.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: gall /ɡɔːl/ n - informal impudence
- bitterness; rancour
- something bitter or disagreeable
- an obsolete term for bile
- an obsolete term for gall bladder
Etymology: from Old Norse, replacing Old English gealla; related to Old High German galla, Greek kholē gall /ɡɔːl/ n - a sore on the skin caused by chafing
- something that causes vexation or annoyance: a gall to the spirits
- irritation; exasperation
vb - to abrade (the skin, etc) as by rubbing
- (transitive) to irritate or annoy; vex
Etymology: 14th Century: of Germanic origin; related to Old English gealla sore on a horse, and perhaps to gall1 gall /ɡɔːl/ n - an abnormal outgrowth in plant tissue caused by certain parasitic insects, fungi, bacteria, or mechanical injury
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French galle, from Latin galla |