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- [cheyf]
- /tʃeɪf/
- /tʃeɪf/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [cheyf]
- /tʃeɪf/
Definitions of chafing word
- verb with object chafing to wear or abrade by rubbing: He chafed his shoes on the rocks. 1
- verb with object chafing to make sore by rubbing: Her collar chafed her neck. 1
- verb with object chafing to irritate; annoy: The dripping of the faucet chafed her nerves. 1
- verb with object chafing to warm by rubbing: to chafe cold hands. 1
- verb with object chafing Obsolete. to heat; make warm. 1
- verb without object chafing to become worn or sore from rubbing: His neck began to chafe from the starched collar. 1
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Origin of chafing
First appearance:
before 1275 One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English chaufen to heat, rub, chafe < Middle French chaufer < Vulgar Latin *calfāre, variant of Latin cal(e)facere, equivalent to cale- (stem of calēre to be hot) + facere to make
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Parts of speech for Chafing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chafing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chafing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chafing
adjective chafing
- forbear — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- indulgent — characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.
- pesky — annoyingly troublesome; pesty: bothered by a pesky fly.
- on pins and needles — a tingly, prickly sensation in a limb that is recovering from numbness.
- appetent — having an eager longing or desire
noun chafing
- rubbing — an act or instance of rubbing: an alcohol rub.
- trituration — the act of triturating.
- friction — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- abrasion — An abrasion is an area on a person's body where the skin has been scraped.
Top questions with chafing
- how to prevent chafing?
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See also
Matching words
- Words starting with c
- Words starting with ch
- Words starting with cha
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