galling

 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gall 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  gall 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  gall 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  gall 
 
  2  senses  of  gall 
 
  Sense  1 
  chafe,  gall,  fret 
  =>  irritate 
 
  Sense  2 
  gall,  irk 
  =>  anger 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  gall 
 
  gall  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  gall 
 
  Sense  1 
  chafe,  gall,  fret 
  =>  irritate 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  gall,  irk 
  =>  anger 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gall 
 
  The  verb  gall  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  chafe,  gall,  fret  --  (become  or  make  sore  by  or  as  if  by  rubbing) 
  2.  gall,  irk  --  (irritate  or  vex;  "It  galls  me  that  we  lost  the  suit") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  galling 
 
  The  adj  galling  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  annoying,  bothersome,  galling,  irritating,  nettlesome,  pesky,  pestering,  pestiferous,  plaguy,  plaguey,  teasing,  vexatious,  vexing  --  (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") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  galling 
 
  1  sense  of  galling 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoying,  bothersome,  galling,  irritating,  nettlesome,  pesky,  pestering,  pestiferous,  plaguy,  plaguey,  teasing,  vexatious,  vexing 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  disagreeable)  ->  agreeable 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  galling 
 
  1  sense  of  galling 
 
  Sense  1 
  annoying,  bothersome,  galling,  irritating,  nettlesome,  pesky,  pestering,  pestiferous,  plaguy,  plaguey,  teasing,  vexatious,  vexing 
  =>  disagreeable  (vs.  agreeable) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  galling 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  galling 
 
  galling  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  galling 
  galling 
 
  Overview  of  verb  gall 
 
  The  verb  gall  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  chafe,  gall,  fret  --  (become  or  make  sore  by  or  as  if  by  rubbing) 
  2.  gall,  irk  --  (irritate  or  vex;  "It  galls  me  that  we  lost  the  suit") 
 
  Overview  of  adj  galling 
 
  The  adj  galling  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  annoying,  bothersome,  galling,  irritating,  nettlesome,  pesky,  pestering,  pestiferous,  plaguy,  plaguey,  teasing,  vexatious,  vexing  --  (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") 

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