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chafing::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | rawness, soreness, tenderness |
| Has types | intertrigo |
Examples of chafing
chafing
Mr. Martin also suspects that some of the chafing is caused by Chalkbot's buyer.
From the post-gazette.com
But still plenty of chafing exhaustion to go before Paris in a fortnight's time.
From the guardian.co.uk
Another theme unique to this adaptation is Emma's chafing at her home-bound life.
From the evangelicaloutpost.com
Straps should be snug but not too tight to avoid chafing on the back of the heel.
From the sfgate.com
Quebec today is a would-be nation-state chafing against the vestiges of empire.
From the time.com
Indeed, some school officials are chafing against the tough spending mandates.
From the online.wsj.com
When you're chafing at the movie's pace right at the beginning, it's not good.
From the washingtonpost.com
But you can get lighter-weight wools nowadays, so there's not as much chafing.
From the businessweek.com
I get my two boys a mile down the beach and their wet bathing suits start chafing.
From the charlotteobserver.com
- Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
- Soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
- Annoyance: anger produced by some annoying irritation
- Feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
- Annoy: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves"
- Tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
- Rub: cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
- Warm by rubbing, as with the hands
- (chafed) painful from having the skin abraded
