chafing

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chafing

/ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ/
/ˈtʃeɪfɪnɡ/

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of chafe

noun chafings

The act by which something is chafed. The constant and irresistible pressure of such a ponderous mass in motion must occasion certain rubbings and chafings against the rugged bottoms and projecting sides of the rocks amid which they move.

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noun the rubbing together of objects

Español	escocimiento, escozor, escocedura, bife
Deutsch	Reiben, Aneinanderreiben

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@misc{chafing_2026,
  title = {chafing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/chafing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}