gall
/ɡɔl/ verb C2- To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
- To bother or trouble.
- To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
- To exasperate.
- To cause pitting on a surface being cut from the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point. · Improper cooling and a dull milling cutter on titanium can gall the surface.
He/she/it galls · Past galled · Past participle galled · -ing form galling
Verb forms
- Base form
- gall
- He/she/it
- galls
- Past
- galled
- Past participle
- galled
- -ing form
- galling
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