Synonyms for gall
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : gawl |
| Phonetic Transcription : gɔl |
Top 10 synonyms for gall Other synonyms for the word gall
- abrade
- acrimony
- aggravate
- animosity
- arrogance
- bark
- bitterness
- bother
- brass
- brazenness
- burn
- chafe
- cheek
- chide
- conceit
- confidence
- corrode
- crust cynicism
- effrontery
- erode
- excoriate
- file
- fray
- fret
- grate
- graze
- guts
- harass
- harry
- haughtiness
- hostility
- impertinence
- impudence
- inflame
- insolence
- malevolence
- malice
- overbearance
- pester
- plague
- pomposity
- presumption
- provoke
- rancor
- rile
- roil
- rub
- ruffle
- sauciness
- scrape
- scratch
- scuff
- self-importance
- skin
- spite
- torment
- trouble
- venom
- vex
- wear
- worry
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for gall
- aid
- alleviate
- appease
- assist
- benevolence
- build
- calm
- cheer
- comfort
- cool
- delight
- encourage
- enliven
- exhilarate
- fear
- friendliness
- help
- humility
- kindness
- love
- make happy
- manners
- meekness
- modesty
- pacify
- placate
- please
- politeness
- put out
- quench
- rebuild
- reservations
- respect
- shyness
- soothe
- support
- sweetness
- sympathy
- timidity
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