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  • present participle of gall.
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galling

[gaw-ling] / ˈgɔ lɪŋ /


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All of that must have been galling to O'Neill.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

And that’s not even the most galling part.

From Slate • May 19, 2026

To the U.A.E., this was especially galling because several OPEC+ states were routinely falling short of their production targets.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

Even more galling for his rivals was how easy he made it look.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It is slightly galling to think that we live in a universe that, for the most part, we can’t even see, but there you are.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson




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