chafed

UK
/tʃeɪft/
US
/tʃeɪft/
chafedadjective
more chafed
Comp.
most chafed
Super.
UK
/tʃeɪft/
US
/tʃeɪft/
Translations
He had to stop running because his feet were chafed.
Ему пришлось остановиться, потому что его ноги были натёрты.
Definitions
Irritated or worn by rubbing.
The chafed skin on his heels made it painful to walk.
Feeling annoyed or impatient.
She was chafed by the constant delays in the project.
chafeverb

chafed

Past Simple

chafed
Past Simple
chafed
Past Participle
chafing
Gerund
UK
/tʃeɪf/
US
/tʃeɪf/
Translations
The rough fabric began to chafe his skin.
Грубая ткань начала натирать его кожу.
The constant delays started to chafe the passengers.
Постоянные задержки начали раздражать пассажиров.
Additional translations
Definitions
To make sore by rubbing.
The rough fabric chafed her skin after a long day of wearing the dress.
To irritate or annoy.
The constant delays began to chafe the passengers waiting at the airport.
To warm by rubbing, especially with the hands.
He chafed his hands together to keep warm in the cold weather.
To become impatient or irritated, especially because of a restriction or delay (usually followed by "at" or "under").
The horses chafed at their harnesses during the long wait.
chafenoun
Definitions
A state or feeling of irritation or annoyance.
She felt a growing chafe at his constant lateness.
A sore or worn area on the skin caused by rubbing or friction.
After the long hike, he noticed a chafe on his heel from his new boots.
chafepast participle

chafed

Used attributively: 'chafed skin'
Definitions
Sore or worn from rubbing or friction.
After the marathon, he treated his chafed skin with aloe.
chafeadjective
Definitions
Attributive: relating to or intended to prevent chafing.
Runners often apply chafe cream before long races.
chafegerund / present participle
Definitions
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.