Wondering how to use Galling in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as annoying or vexing.
Galling meaning
Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
Synonyms of Galling
Using Galling
- The main meaning on this page is: Vexing, humiliating; eliciting indignation or bitterness.
- Useful related words include: annoying, vexing, vexatious, teasing.
- In the example corpus, galling often appears in combinations such as: more galling, most galling, is galling.
Context around Galling
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 12 start, 6 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 18 statements, 2 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Galling
- In this selection, "galling" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, particularly, connor, bit, scored, failures and given stand out and add context to how "galling" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a bit galling when one and and most galling of all. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "galling" sits close to words such as aau, abandons and affections, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with galling
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
What’s particularly galling for critics is the lack of answers. (11 words)
The hypocrisy is galling even for Democrats like Bill de Blasio. (11 words)
Given the importance Ten Hag places on character, it felt particularly galling. (12 words)
The late double would have been even more galling for the away side as substitute Alejandro Garnacho thought he had won it with his own strike, only to see it ruled out by a close offside VAR call. (38 words)
Does anyone else find it galling each time we see Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas or White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tell us with a straight face, “The southern border is secure”? (34 words)
Here’s Tucker Carlson: “It is galling to be lectured about democracy by a man who took power in an election so sketchy that many Americans don’t believe it was real. (32 words)
Does anyone else find it galling each time we see Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas or White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tell us with a straight face, “The southern border is secure”? (34 words)
Here’s what everyone seems to want to know about galling 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois last weekend: Are the Fighting Irish angry? (24 words)
Example sentences (20)
Connor Galling scored for Richians inside 20 seconds and Ewan Jones added a penalty to make it 10-0.
Given the importance Ten Hag places on character, it felt particularly galling.
Here’s Tucker Carlson: “It is galling to be lectured about democracy by a man who took power in an election so sketchy that many Americans don’t believe it was real.
The Dodgers reminded San Diego of the kid everyone hates in high school … rich, good looking and, most galling of all, smart.
The late double would have been even more galling for the away side as substitute Alejandro Garnacho thought he had won it with his own strike, only to see it ruled out by a close offside VAR call.
Does anyone else find it galling each time we see Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas or White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tell us with a straight face, “The southern border is secure”?
Here’s what everyone seems to want to know about galling 16-14 loss to Northern Illinois last weekend: Are the Fighting Irish angry?
In the case of Israel’s assault on Palestinians, the call for civil discourse is cynical and galling, as if mere misunderstanding is what’s wrong.
It is galling that instead, we’ve seen Ministers sign off ridiculous projects like £50,000 provided to the North West region for stone chess tables.
It’s a bit galling when one’s own pocket isn’t that deep, and even more so when you think everyone has been the same thing for aeons.
It’s also hilarious that one of gaming’s most galling failures—has its own episode.
More galling still, the massive windfall is due in part to regulators allowing the energy supplier to raise energy bills on customers to make up previous losses.
To critics, the actual first-year figure is all the more galling given how many people full Medicaid expansion could cover at no extra cost to the state, at least initially.
What’s particularly galling for critics is the lack of answers.
What’s particularly galling is that Eloise’s wilful ignorance betrays her own character development, and paints her as an entirely disingenuous self-empowered heroine.
But most galling is how blatantly Rotunno’s outlook centers on herself.
Especially galling is the way independent-minded women are shown the door.
Hence, it is galling that the psychological angle is continuing for so long and largely based on past failures.
Most galling to many is the opening of the Ikea furniture superstore or other seemingly random decisions and uneven enforcement.
The hypocrisy is galling even for Democrats like Bill de Blasio.
Common combinations with galling
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- more galling 10×
- most galling 6×
- is galling 5×
- galling for 5×
- galling that 5×
- particularly galling 4×
- galling to 4×
- galling is 4×
- it galling 2×
- especially galling 2×