galling

  • 21galling — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. annoying, irritating, bothersome, rankling; see disturbing . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. annoying, irritating, nettlesome, vexing, aggravating, chafing, rankling, irksome, peeving, exasperating. ANT.: pleasing,… …

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  • 22galling — gall·ing || gɔːlɪŋ adj. hurtful, causing bitterness and resentment; irritating, annoying gɔːl n. bile; bitterness, rancor; impudence, cheek v. hurt, wound; make bitter; cause pain; offend …

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  • 23galling — adj irritating, chafing, rasping, stinging; exasperating, exacerbating, acerbating, embittering, rankling; annoying, provoking, peeving, nettling, net tlesome, Inf. aggravating; vexatious, vexing, irksome, irking; troublesome, thorny, fretful …

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  • 24galling — UK [ˈɡɔːlɪŋ] / US [ˈɡɔlɪŋ] adjective making you feel annoyed or angry, especially because something is not fair …

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  • 25galling — gall•ing [[t]ˈgɔ lɪŋ[/t]] adj. irritating; vexing • Etymology: 1640–50 gall′ing•ly, adv …

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  • 26galling —   v.    a transfer of material from one surface to another as a result of friction …

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  • 27galling — /ˈgɔlɪŋ / (say gawling) adjective chafing; irritating; exasperating. {gall2 + ing2} –gallingly, adverb …

  • 28Martin Galling — (* 1935 in Halle/Saale) ist ein deutscher Pianist und Kammermusiker. Galling erhielt zunächst Cellounterricht, ab 1945 Klavierunterricht am Peter Cornelius Konservatorium bei Louise Wandel. Er studierte an der Universität Mainz bei… …

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  • 29annoying galling chafing irritating nettlesome pesky pestiferous pestilent plaguy plaguey teasing vexatious vexing — Ill natured Ill na tured, a. 1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition; surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed; of people; as, an ill natured person; an ill natured disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good… …

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  • 30Bark-galling — occurs when tree bark is damaged by thorns, or by being bound to stakes or wires, etc. It is cured by clay laid on the galled place, and bound up with hay.References#1728 [http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi bin/HistSciTech/HistSciTech… …

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