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- Dictionarygalling/ˈɡɔːlɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. causing annoyance or resentment; annoying: "it would be galling to lose your job because of a dispute with a customer"
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Galling is a form of wear caused by adhesion between sliding surfaces. When a material galls, some of it is pulled with the contacting surface, especially if there is a large amount of force compressing the surfaces together. Galling is caused by a combination of friction and adhesion between the surfaces, followed by slipping and tearing of crystal structure beneath the surface. This will general... Wikipedia