chafinggerundium / partizip präsens Used attributively and predicatively to describe something that causes irritation by rubbing, or a utensil that keeps food warm.
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Causing irritation or abrasion through friction. Tight backpack straps can have a chafing effect on the shoulders.
Designed or used to keep food warm over a gentle heat (chiefly attributive). The buffet was laid out in gleaming chafing dishes.
chafegerundium / partizip präsens Used in compounds like 'chafing dish'; also as descriptive adjective ('chafing straps')
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Designed to keep food warm over a heat source; used attributively. The sauce was kept hot in a chafing dish.
Causing soreness or irritation by rubbing; abrasive. The chafing straps of his backpack left red marks on his shoulders.