Galling — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

irritate or vex

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡˈɔːlɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡˈɔːlɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡˈɔːlɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡˈɔːlɪŋ/.

Examples

It galls me that we lost the suit
tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork
aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

vexatious chafe irk plaguey teasing gall fret annoying bothersome irritating pestering nettlesome pestiferous pesky plaguy vexing

Parts of Speech

verb	become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
verb	irritate or vex “It galls me that we lost the suit”
adjective	causing irritation or annoyance “tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork”

Word Forms

chafe	noun	soreness and warmth caused by friction
gall	noun	a skin sore caused by chafing
fret	noun	a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
plague	noun	an annoyance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

ärgerlich

durch oder wie durch Reiben wund werden oder werden

🇫🇷French

exaspérant

devenir ou rendre douloureux en ou comme en frottant

🇪🇸Spanish

mortificante

volverse o causar dolor por o como si se frotara

🇮🇹Italian

irritante

diventare o infiammarsi tramite o come se si sfregasse

🇳🇱Dutch

vretend

pijnlijk worden of pijnlijk worden door of alsof u wrijft

🇵🇹Portuguese

irritante

ficar ou ficar dolorido ao esfregar ou como se estivesse esfregando

🇷🇺Russian

раздражающий

болеть или болеть от трения или как будто от трения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

दुखद

रगड़ने से या मानो घाव हो जाना या घाव हो जाना

🇮🇳Tamil

கூச்சம்

தேய்ப்பதன் மூலம் அல்லது புண் ஆகலாம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గాలింగ్

రుద్దడం ద్వారా లేదా పుండుగా మారండి

🇮🇳Marathi

गल्ला

घासून घासणे किंवा घासणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેલિંગ

બનવું અથવા ઘસવું દ્વારા અથવા જાણે કે વ્રણ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಾಲಿಂಗ್

ಉಜ್ಜುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಅಥವಾ ಹುಣ್ಣಾಗುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਪਟਣਾ

ਰਗੜ ਕੇ ਜਾਂ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਰਗੜ ਕੇ ਦੁਖੀ ਬਣੋ ਜਾਂ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

گیلنگ

رگڑ کر یا گویا زخم بننا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

磨损

通过或好像通过摩擦而变得或使疼痛

🇯🇵Japanese

かじりつく

こすることによって、またはこすったように痛くなる、または痛む

🇰🇷Korean

못살게 괴롭히는

마찰로 인해 또는 마찰로 인해 아프게 되거나 아프게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự giận dữ

trở nên hoặc làm đau bởi hoặc như thể bằng cách cọ xát

🇹🇭Thai

โกรธ

กลายเป็นหรือทำให้เจ็บด้วยการถู

🇮🇩Indonesian

luka lecet

menjadi atau membuat sakit karena atau seolah-olah karena gesekan

🇵🇭Filipino

nakakapanghinayang

maging o sumasakit sa pamamagitan ng o parang sa pamamagitan ng pagkuskos

🇲🇾Malay

pedih

menjadi atau membuat sakit oleh atau seolah-olah dengan menggosok

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مزعج

تصبح أو تتألم عن طريق الفرك أو كما لو كانت

🇮🇷Persian

خفن

در اثر مالش یا گویی دردناک می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sinir bozucu

sürtünerek veya sanki sürtünerek ağrıyor veya ağrıyor

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַרגִיז

הופכים או מכאיבים על ידי או כאילו על ידי שפשוף

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