2syllables
chafing
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Definitions ofchafing
1verb
- To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
- To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
- To fret and wear by rubbing.
Example: "to chafe a cable"
- To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
- To be worn by rubbing.
Example: "A cable chafes."
- To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
1noun
- The act by which something is chafed.
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