English Explanatory Dictionary

chaffing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to rubbing and abrasion.
  2. Characterized by teasing and joking.
  3. Of or for chaffing (cutting hay or straw into small lengths)
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of chaff
noun
  1. The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing.

Word forms

chaffing chaffings

Etymology

By surface analysis, chaff + -ing.

Derived words

chaffingly chaffing dish chaffing-dish
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