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Definition of
galling adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
galling
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈɡɔlɪŋ
/
/
[
not usually before noun
]
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(
of a situation or fact
)
making you angry because it is unfair
It was galling to have to apologize to a man she hated.
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