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- pronunciation:
- gawl
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb)
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
galls, galling, galled |
definition 1: |
to damage or make sore by rubbing or chafing.
- synonyms:
- abrade, chafe
- similar words:
- chap, damage, excoriate, fret, grate, graze, rasp, rub, scrape
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definition 2: |
to irritate or make resentful.
Their air of superiority galls me.- synonyms:
- aggravate, grate, irk, irritate, pique, rankle, rasp, rile
- similar words:
- annoy, embitter, nettle, offend
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related words: |
aggravate, anger, gripe, incense, madden, pain, spite |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to become sore or chafed.
- similar words:
- chap, irritate
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related words: |
fret, pain |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition 1: |
a skin sore caused by rubbing, as on an improperly saddled horse.
- synonyms:
- sore
- similar words:
- abrasion, blister, canker, graze, lesion, scrape, wound
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definition 2: |
the cause or state of irritation.
- synonyms:
- annoyance, irritation, vexation
- similar words:
- pique
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