galling
pronunciation
How to pronounce galling in British English:
UK [ˈgɔ:lɪŋ]
How to pronounce galling in American English:
US [ˈɡɔlɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- causing irritation or annoyance
Word Origin
- galling (adj.)
- "irritating, offensive, extremely annoying," 1580s, figurative use of present participle of gall (v.).
Example
- 1. The galling truth is that indonesia-the prime source of the problem-has not ratified the agreement .
- 2. The abbottabad affair was especially galling because the town sits close to the border with the indian-run bit of kashmir , supposedly a well-guarded frontier .
- 3. Sometimes this will mean selling equity , a galling experience for those who spent a fortune on share buy-back programmes just a year or two ago .
- 4. All the more galling for him , he spoke at abbottabad 's military academy , within waving distance of the most wanted terrorist in the world .
- 5. Their plight is all the more galling considering that , up until the late 1970s , the philippines was well positioned to partake in the economic expansion that enriched neighbouring hong kong , malaysia and singapore .