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v. Simple past tense and past participle of gall.

Fretted or excoriated; abraded: as, a galled back.

Characterized by galls. See gall, n.

Worn away by washing; hence, sterile: said of land.

adj. painful from having the skin abraded

"As much as the idea galled him, he'd have to put aside his own agenda until things returned to normal after the invasion -- if they did -- and cooperate to the best of his ability."

galled    galling    galls   

anger    animal disease    irritate    digestive juice    digestive fluid   

artichoke-gall    seed-like blackberry-gall    french gall    turkish gall    white galls    in the gall of bitterness    to claw on the gall    indian galls    eglantine gall    aleppo gall   

gallnut   

gallbladder    gall wasp    gall midge   

bitterness    rancor    impudence    fret    vex    injure    harass    annoy    scoff    jeer   

Ball    Fall    Gaul    Hall    Montreal    Nepal    Paul    Raul    Saul    Senegal   

irksome    humiliate    grievous    odious    intolerable    painful    disagreeable    irritate    oppressive    degrade