galling (subs.) Copy link • galling (subs.): attrītus, ūs, m.: sores caused by g., ulcera ex a. facta, Plin.: see also gall (II.).
galling (adj.) Copy link • galling (adj.): i. e. irritating: mordax (biting, stinging): g. anxieties, m. sollicitudines, Hor. Od. 1, 18, 4: to chafe the tender ear with g. truth, teneras m. radere vero auriculas, Pers. 1, 107: see also bitter.