Antonyms for galling

Grammar : Adj

Spell : gaw-ling

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɔ lɪŋ

Definition of galling

Origin : "irritating, offensive," 1580s, figurative use of present participle of gall (v.).

adj very upsetting

Example sentences :

That galling thought made the blood gush from his gaping wound.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

This was galling his independent nature, and he determined to avoid it if possible.
Extract from : « Cleveland Past and Present » by Maurice Joblin

But it was galling to discover that he could not do otherwise.
Extract from : « Where Angels Fear to Tread » by E. M. Forster

The galling fire proves too much for them and back they come.
Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various

But there is no spur so galling as the derisive smile of a comely young woman.
Extract from : « Bloom of Cactus » by Robert Ames Bennet

I have seen you gleeking4 and galling at this gentleman twice or thrice.
Extract from : « King Henry the Fifth » by William Shakespeare

The last words were galling, in the extreme, to Raoul de Fontaine.
Extract from : « Saint Bartholomew's Eve » by G. A. Henty

And would he wait for the rest now—now that the situation was so galling to him?
Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain

Barboux had theories of his own, which they received with a galling silence.
Extract from : « Fort Amity » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

It was such a pitiable and galling result of a gallant fight.
Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade

Synonyms for galling

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