1. Causing irritation or annoyance
   "found it galling to have to ask permission";
   - annoying, bothersome, irritating, nettlesome, pesky [informal], pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexing, irksome, niggly, dratted [informal], aggravating

1. Irritate or vex
   "It galls me that we lost the suit";
   - irk
    
2. Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
   "The harness galled the horse's skin";
   - chafe, fret

See also: disagreeable

Type of: anger, irritate

Encyclopedia: Galling, Martin