Galling

Galling
Galling Gall"ing, a. Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating. -- {Gall"ing*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster]

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  • Galling — is a process that causes friction when metal parts like nuts and bolts are rubbed together among the high spots on the surface. The friction in turn generates heat and causes the asperities (i.e., high points) to weld together. It is not the same …   Wikipedia

  • Galling — ist der Ortsname von Galling (Fischbachau), Ortsteil der Gemeinde Fischbachau, Landkreis Miesbach, Bayern Galling (Mallersdorf Pfaffenberg), Ortsteil der Marktgemeinde Mallersdorf Pfaffenberg, Landkreis Straubing Bogen, Bayern Diese Seite …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Galling — Galling. См. Заедание. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • galling — index malevolent, oppressive, outrageous, provocative, vexatious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • galling — irritating, offensive, 1580s, figurative use of prp. of GALL (Cf. gall) (v.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • galling — [adj] very upsetting acid, afflictive, aggravating, annoying, bitter, bothersome, distasteful, exasperating, grievous, harassing, humiliating, irksome, irritating, nettlesome, painful, plaguing, provoking, rankling, unpalatable, vexatious,… …   New thesaurus

  • galling — [gôl′iŋ] adj. [prp. of GALL2] chafing; very annoying; irritating; vexing gallingly adv …   English World dictionary

  • galling — adj. 1) galling to 2) galling to + inf. (it s galling to watch him deceive everyone) * * * [ gɔːlɪŋ] galling to galling to + inf. (it s galling to watch him deceive everyone) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • Galling — Gall Gall, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Galled} (g[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Galling}.] [OE. gallen; cf. F. galer to scratch, rub, gale scurf, scab, G. galle a disease in horses feet, an excrescence under the tongue of horses; of uncertain origin. Cf.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • galling — adjective Etymology: 3gall Date: 1583 markedly irritating ; vexing < a most galling defeat > • gallingly adverb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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