galling

Meanings

Verb

• become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
• irritate or vex
• present participle and gerund of gall

Adjective Satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance
  • "found it galling to have to ask permission"

Adj

• Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.

Noun

• Material transfer caused by adhesion between sliding surfaces, potentially resulting in wear or binding.

Synonyms

annoying, bothersome, chafe, fret, gall, irk, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguey, plaguy, teasing, vexatious, vexing

Anagrams of galling