Meaning
- (verb) To bother or trouble.
- (verb) To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
- (verb) To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
- (verb) To exasperate.
- (verb) To cause pitting on a surface being cut from the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point. “Improper cooling and a dull milling blade on titanium can gall the surface.”
- (verb) To scoff; to jeer.
- (verb) To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts in dyeing.
- (noun) Wear caused by adhesion between sliding surfaces.
- (adjective) Vexing, humiliating
Letter breakdown
- Galling contains 7 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
- It uses 5 unique letters.
- Estimated syllable count: 2.
- Scrabble-style letter score: 9.
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- gallantly
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Reader questions
What does Galling mean?
To bother or trouble.
How many letters are in Galling?
Galling has 7 letters.
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