Galling - English meaning

verb

Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion.

Usage examples:

It was a landscape slowly abraded by a fine, stinging dust

verb

To remove part of the surface of something by rubbing

adjective

Making a problem or offence worse or more serious.

Usage examples:

Aggravating circumstances that warrant further discipline

verb

Make (a problem, injury, or offence) worse or more serious.

Usage examples:

Military action would only aggravate the situation

adjective

Annoying

Usage examples:

I find him really aggravating., aggravating factors can affect the sentence set by the court.

noun

A strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.

Usage examples:

The colonel's anger at his daughter's disobedience

verb

Fill (someone) with anger; provoke anger in.

Usage examples:

She was angered by his terse answer

noun

The feeling people get when something unfair, painful, or bad happens

Usage examples:

You need to control your anger., he yelled at them in anger., his constant complaining only angered…

verb

Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

Usage examples:

The decision really annoyed him

verb

To make someone slightly angry or upset

Usage examples:

I know you’re doing this only to annoy me., [ u ] as soon as he saw me, a look of annoyance crossed…

verb

To make someone angry

Usage examples:

Tina really annoyed me in the meeting this morning., i'm sorry - is my cough annoying you?, [ + tha…

adjective

Causing irritation or annoyance.

Usage examples:

Annoying habits

verb

Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

Usage examples:

The decision really annoyed him

adjective

Making you feel slightly angry

Usage examples:

It's really annoying when a train is late and there's no explanation., he's got a really annoying l…

verb

Cause (someone) to become hostile.

Usage examples:

The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters

verb

To anger someone enough to dislike and oppose you

Usage examples:

The company doesn’t want to antagonize one of its biggest oil suppliers.

verb

To make someone dislike you or feel opposed to you

Usage examples:

It's a very delicate situation and i've no wish to antagonize him.

noun

The sharp explosive cry of a dog, fox, or seal.

Usage examples:

As i tucked into this steaming bunter-sized platter out on the darkening waters, i swear i heard th…

verb

(of a dog, fox, or seal) give a bark.

Usage examples:

A dog barked at her

verb

Strip the bark from (a tree or piece of wood).

Usage examples:

They had to be barked by hand, you couldn't peel them the way you can newly cut wood

adjective

Annoying; troublesome.

Usage examples:

Most childhood stomach aches, though bothersome, aren't serious

adjective

Annoying or causing trouble

Usage examples:

A bothersome little man, bothersome noise

verb

(with reference to a part of the body) make or become sore by rubbing against something.

Usage examples:

The collar chafed his neck

noun

Wear or damage caused by rubbing.

Usage examples:

To prevent chafe the ropes should lie flat

verb

To make skin damaged or sore by rubbing, or to become damaged and sore like this

Usage examples:

The bracelet was so tight that it started to chafe my wrist., use a barrier cream to stop running c…

adjective

Unpleasant or unenjoyable.

Usage examples:

A disagreeable thought

adjective

Unpleasant; unattractive

Usage examples:

The drinking water had a disagreeable oily taste.

adjective

Unpleasant

Usage examples:

A disagreeable young man, she said some very disagreeable things.

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

The tone of the letter displeased him

verb

To cause someone to be annoyed

Usage examples:

The city council said it was displeased with the way the mayor had allocated parking spaces., they …

verb

To cause someone to be annoyed or unhappy

Usage examples:

I wouldn't want to do anything to displease him.

adjective

Causing annoyance or dissatisfaction; disagreeable.

Usage examples:

It was not entirely displeasing to be the centre of such a drama

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied.

Usage examples:

The tone of the letter displeased him

verb

Present participle of displease

Usage examples:

I wouldn't want to do anything to displease him.

verb

Irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.

Usage examples:

This futile process exasperates prison officers

verb

To cause anger or extreme annoyance in someone

Usage examples:

His assistant’s carelessness is exasperating him.

verb

To make someone very annoyed, usually when they can do nothing to solve a problem

adjective

Intensely irritating and frustrating.

Usage examples:

They suffered a number of exasperating setbacks

verb

Irritate and frustrate (someone) intensely.

Usage examples:

This futile process exasperates prison officers

adjective

Annoying, especially because you can do nothing to solve a problem

Usage examples:

It's so exasperating when he won't listen to a word that i say.

verb

Damage or remove part of the surface of (the skin).

Usage examples:

The discharge is acrid and excoriates the skin of the nose

verb

To write or say that a play, book, political action, etc. is very bad

Usage examples:

His latest novel received excoriating reviews., the president excoriated the western press for thei…

verb

Be constantly or visibly anxious.

Usage examples:

She fretted about the cost of groceries

noun

A state of anxiety.

Usage examples:

Why would anyone get themselves in a fret over something so simple?

verb

Decorate with fretwork.

Usage examples:

A botanically inspired ornamental pattern frets the ceiling

verb

(of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.

Usage examples:

Cattle graze on the open meadows

noun

A slight injury where the skin is scraped.

Usage examples:

Cuts and grazes on the skin

verb

To touch and rub against something while passing it, causing slight damage

Usage examples:

The bullet only grazed his leg., [ i ] cows grazed in the field.

adjective

Making one extremely angry and impatient.

Usage examples:

That infuriating half-smile on his face

verb

Make (someone) extremely angry and impatient.

Usage examples:

I was infuriated by your article

adjective

Causing anger and annoyance

Usage examples:

It’s infuriating to be kept waiting this long!

verb

Irritate; annoy.

Usage examples:

It irks her to think of the runaround she received

adjective

Irritating; annoying.

Usage examples:

An irksome journey

adjective

Annoying

Usage examples:

The vibration can become irksome after a while.

verb

Make (someone) annoyed or a little angry.

Usage examples:

His tone irritated her

verb

To annoy or make angry

Usage examples:

After a while the noise began to irritate him., at first my contact lenses irritated my eyes.

adjective

Causing annoyance, impatience, or mild anger.

Usage examples:

An irritating child

verb

Make (someone) annoyed or a little angry.

Usage examples:

His tone irritated her

adjective

Making you feel annoyed or angry

Usage examples:

There was one irritating delay after another.

adjective

Extremely annoying.

Usage examples:

She put the coins back with maddening slowness

verb

Make (someone) extremely annoyed.

Usage examples:

This is ridiculous, she told him, maddened by his reaction

adjective

Annoying

Usage examples:

Airlines make you wait in maddening ticket counter lines for hours on end.

noun

A feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride.

Usage examples:

He left in a fit of pique

verb

Arouse (interest or curiosity).

Usage examples:

With his scientific curiosity piqued, he was looking forward to being able to analyse his find

verb

Score a pique against (one's opponent).

adjective

Causing annoyance; irritating.

Usage examples:

There is evidence of provoking conduct and loss of self-control

verb

Stimulate or give rise to (a reaction or emotion, typically a strong or unwelcome one) in someone.

Usage examples:

The decision provoked a storm of protest from civil rights organizations

noun

A harsh, grating noise.

Usage examples:

The rasp of the engine

verb

Make a harsh, grating noise.

Usage examples:

My breath rasped in my throat

idiom

To annoy someone without intending to

Usage examples:

As soon as they met they started to rub each other up the wrong way.

verb

Disorder or disarrange (someone's hair), typically by running one's hands through it.

Usage examples:

The father laughs and jovially ruffles his son's hair

noun

A strip of lace or other material, gathered along one edge to make an ornamental frill on a garment or other piece of fabric.

Usage examples:

The garment is often trimmed with lace, ruffles, bows and ribbons, optionally with spaghetti straps.

verb

To make someone upset or nervous or reduce someone’s confidence

Usage examples:

[ t ] it ruffled her composure, and she did not know how to respond., a sudden, strong breeze ruffl…

verb

Drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter.

Usage examples:

Remove the green tops from the carrots and scrape them

noun

An act or sound of scraping.

Usage examples:

He heard the scrape of his mother's key in the lock

verb

Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

verb

Score or mark the surface of (something) with a sharp or pointed object.

Usage examples:

The car's paintwork was battered and scratched

noun

A mark or wound made by scratching.

Usage examples:

The scratches on her arm were throbbing

adjective

Assembled or made from whatever is available, and so unlikely to be of the highest quality.

Usage examples:

City were fielding a scratch squad

noun

The thin layer of tissue forming the natural outer covering of the body of a person or animal.

Usage examples:

I use body lotion to keep my skin supple

verb

Remove the skin from (an animal or a fruit or vegetable).

Usage examples:

Scald and skin the tomatoes

noun

The natural outer layer that covers a person or animal

Usage examples:

[ c ] leopard skins, [ u ] he had dark, leathery skin., potato skins, [ c ] those airplanes have ti…

adjective

Causing one to feel bored or annoyed.

Usage examples:

Weeding is a tiresome but essential job

adjective

Tiring, annoying, or boring

Usage examples:

It’s getting a little tiresome, listening to you complain.

adjective

Causing difficulty or annoyance.

Usage examples:

Schools are removing troublesome pupils

adjective

Causing worry or anxiety

Usage examples:

The troublesome fact is that we haven’t gotten much done., his back has been troublesome for quite …

adjective

Difficult or annoying; hard to endure.

Usage examples:

It had been a very trying day

verb

Make an attempt or effort to do something.

Usage examples:

He tried to regain his breath

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.

Usage examples:

The memory of the conversation still vexed him

adjective

Angry; annoyed.

Usage examples:

I ain't vex with you

verb

To cause someone to feel annoyance or trouble

Usage examples:

The question that vexes ben the most is, "why me?", rising gas prices are a vexing problem.

adjective

Causing or tending to cause annoyance, frustration, or worry.

Usage examples:

The vexatious questions posed by software copyrights

adjective

Vexatious legal complaints are not serious but are annoying to deal with

Usage examples:

70% of firms thought more employees were bringing weak and vexatious claims against their employers.

adjective

Causing annoyance, frustration, or worry.

Usage examples:

The most vexing questions for policymakers

verb

Make (someone) feel annoyed, frustrated, or worried, especially with trivial matters.

Usage examples:

The memory of the conversation still vexed him