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Meaning of galling

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  galling
      adj 1: causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying
             rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is
             particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it
             galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating
             delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito";
             "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety
             catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him";
             "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you
             are wrong" [syn: {annoying}, {bothersome}, {galling},
             {irritating}, {nettlesome}, {pesky}, {pestering},
             {pestiferous}, {plaguy}, {plaguey}, {teasing},
             {vexatious}, {vexing}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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