Gall (Verb)
Meaning 1
Irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit".
Classification
Verbs of feeling.
Examples
- It galls me that we lost the championship game due to a technicality.
- The memory of his insults still galls her to this day.
- She is still upset and it galls her that he got away with the money.
- It really galls him that his idea was stolen by a colleague.
- The fact that they got a higher raise than her really galls her.
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Meaning 2
Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing.
Classification
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
Examples
- The rope began to gall against the skin of her palms as she pulled with all her might.
- His rough boots started to gall his heels after miles of walking in them.
- The sharp rocks managed to gall the horse's legs as it hastily navigated the challenging terrain.
- Wearing ill-fitting shoes all day can gall the skin and cause discomfort.
- The coarse twine began to gall the tender shoots of the young plant as it wrapped tightly around them.