Galling

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Gall

(a.) Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating.

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• Mrs. Trenor's unconsciousness of the real stress of the situation had the effect of making it more galling to Lily. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• It is the only way out of a false position, and a very galling one. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• It was not the dullest part of this goad in its galling of Bradley Headstone, that he had made it himself in a moment of incautious anger. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• I have had a severe galling to begin with: that will make the small rubs seem easy. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• It is a terrible moment in young lives when the closeness of love's bond has turned to this power of galling. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.

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