Antonyms for gall


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : gawl
Phonetic Transcription : gɔl


Definition of gall

Origin :
  • "bile," Old English galla (Anglian), gealla (W. Saxon) "gall, bile," from Proto-Germanic *gallon- (cf. Old Norse gall, Old Saxon, Old High German galla, German Galle), from PIE root *ghel- "gold, yellow, yellowish-green" (see Chloe). Informal sense of "impudence, boldness" first recorded American English 1882; but meaning "embittered spirit, rancor" is from c.1200, from the medieval theory of humors. Gall bladder recorded from 1670s.
  • noun nerve, brashness
  • verb upset, irritate
  • verb rub raw
Example sentences :
  • But it is time to lay down my pen, since my ink runs nothing but gall.
  • Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 2 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
  • I have summoned you here to witness it, because I know it will be gall and wormwood to you!
  • Extract from : « Life And Adventures Of Martin Chuzzlewit » by Charles Dickens
  • Under a specious, smiling countenance you all conceal a heart of gall.
  • Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
  • In drawing poultry, care must be taken not to break the gall bag, for no washing will take off the bitter where it has touched.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • The head should be twisted under the wing; and in drawing it, take care not to tear the liver, nor let the gall touch it.
  • Extract from : « The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, » by Mary Eaton
  • Their poverty was sweet, but there was gall in it, nevertheless.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • But he lived on, embittered, vengeful, with gall in his veins instead of blood.
  • Extract from : « The Historical Nights' Entertainment » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Love is one of the passions treated of by Gall and Spurzheim.
  • Extract from : « The Comic Latin Grammar » by Percival Leigh
  • This was wormwood and gall to the parent, but he did not spare himself.
  • Extract from : « A Waif of the Mountains » by Edward S. Ellis
  • And you've the gall to say that on my ship, at my table, about my wife!
  • Extract from : « Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas » by Lloyd Osbourne

Synonyms for gall

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