From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishgallgall1 /ɡɔːl $ ɡɒːl/ noun 1 → have the gall to do something2 [uncountable] old-fashionedANGRY anger and hate that will not go away SYN resentment3 [uncountable] old-fashionedHBH bile4 [countable]HBP a swelling on a tree or plant caused by damage from insects or infection5 [countable]HBAMI a painful place on an animal’s skin, caused by something rubbing against itgallgall2 verb [transitive] ANGRYto make someone feel upset and angry because of something that is unfair It really galled him to see Anita doing so well now. → galling→ See Verb table
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gall• It galled him to have to sit impotently in silence; worse still, that it had been witnessed.• One grain of trouble would gall the clergy and the councillors like a pin under a saddle.Origin gall1 1. Old English gealla2. (1300-1400) Old French Latin galla3. Old English gealla, from Latin galla 