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Rankling vs Galling - What's the difference?

rankling | galling |

As verbs the difference between rankling and galling

is that rankling is while galling is .

As a noun rankling

is a sensation that rankles.

As an adjective galling is

vexing, humiliating.

rankling

English

Verb

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    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A sensation that rankles.
  • * (Walt Whitman)
    • I see the wife misused by her husband, I see the treacherous seducer of young women, / I mark the ranklings of jealousy and unrequited love attempted to be hid

    galling

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    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • vexing, humiliating
  • * 2014 , Daniel Taylor, " World Cup 2014: Uruguay sink England as Suárez makes his mark," guardian.co.uk , 20 June:
    • Uruguay were quick to the ball, strong in the tackle and seemed intent' on showing they were a better team than had been apparent in their defeat to Costa Rica. Yet the most ' galling part for England is that they helped them on their way.

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