Synonyms for galling
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : gaw-ling |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgɔ lɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for galling
Définition of galling
Origin :- "irritating, offensive," 1580s, figurative use of present participle of gall (v.).
- adj very upsetting
- 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
- IÂ 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
Antonyms for galling
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