Chafing

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of chafe form-of, gerund, participle, present

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ablationabrasionabrasiveannoyinganxietyanxious

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"One of the new shoes left me with some serious chafing, in fact I'm going to go buy some band-aids."

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