gall
noun
have galled
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present perfectof gall.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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This breathtaking fish zoo was also called the National Aquarium, which must have galled fans of the original.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 25, 2017
I hope he wasn’t a perfectionist, because it would have galled him.
From Forbes ● Oct. 14, 2014
Though it must have galled him to do so, Sir Arthur was obliged to announce that more Britons are now out of work than at any time since the catastrophic General Strike of 1926.
From Time Magazine Archive
It hailed the "great international significance" of West Germany's treaties with Moscow and Warsaw, which could only have galled the East German leader.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now nothing could have galled Folsom more than a reflection upon his ability to travel.
From Laughing Bill Hyde and Other Stories by Rex Ellingwood Beach
