gall
noun
galls
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present tense formof gall (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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What galls me is the failure to identify one of the — certainly not the only — bedrock reasons some people go through life with little or no money: mismanagement.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 26, 2026
Above the books hangs a swath of raw linen adorned with oak galls — scabs shed from the trees Argote passes on routine walks in her neighborhood of Boyle Heights.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2023
But as much as it galls me to admit it, these gems don't always hold up to adult scrutiny.
From Salon ● Nov. 29, 2022
Gall insects are everywhere: It is estimated that 1,000 species of gall wasps in North America are responsible for the galls on oaks alone.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 2, 2022
To wear a false name galls me, but nothing else would save me, or get me dear across the width of Orgoreyn to the coast of the Western Sea.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
