- present participle of gall.
galling
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It feels all the more galling because you gave up your career.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 6, 2026
But among all these responses, Katie Miller’s was particularly galling and tone-deaf.
From Salon ● Aug. 26, 2026
It all has to be at least a little galling for the English teachers and Homeric scholars who have long tried to get students to appreciate the material like they do.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
All of that must have been galling to O'Neill.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
It must indeed have been most galling for him to be so addressed by one such as I. 'Miss Kenton, it is dear from your tone you simply have not observed my father.
From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro
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