Galled (Adjective)
Meaning
Painful from having the skin abraded.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The hikers' galled skin throbbed in time with their rapid heartbeat as they descended the rocky slope.
- The spot on my elbow had become inflamed and galled from constantly rubbing against the rough surface of the cast.
- After several hours of wearing ill-fitting ski boots, her heels were tender and galled.
- The relentless rubbing of the coarse ropes against the sailor's galled hands made every pull of the oars agony.
- Cautiously she removed the tight bandage that had chafed and left her skin galled and sensitive.