verb Download 🔗Share To bother or trouble. Examples : "The constant buzzing of the mosquito was galling me as I tried to sleep. " emotion attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury. Examples : "The older students were galling the younger ones by constantly stealing their lunch money. " action negative suffering Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin. Examples : "The rough fabric of the new school uniform was galling her skin. " body physiology medicine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To exasperate. Examples : "It was galling to realize I had studied the wrong chapter for the test. " emotion attitude character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To cause pitting on a surface being cut from the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point. Examples : "Improper cooling and a dull milling blade on titanium can gall the surface." material technical industry machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To scoff; to jeer. Examples : "The older kids were galling the new student because of his old shoes. " attitude character emotion Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts in dyeing. Examples : "The artisan carefully steeped the wool yarn, galling it with a solution of gallnuts to prepare it for a rich, dark brown dye. " material chemistry process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Wear caused by adhesion between sliding surfaces. Examples : "The machinist noticed significant galling on the newly manufactured metal components after the test, indicating a problem with lubrication or material compatibility. " wear technical machine industry physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Vexing, humiliating Examples : "It was galling to be blamed for the mistake when I had warned everyone about it in advance. " emotion attitude character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading