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chaffing

UK
/ˈtʃɑːfɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃæfɪŋ/

Translations

chaffingnoun
The chaffing from the new shoes was unbearable.
Натирание от новых туфель было невыносимым.
chaffverb

chaffing

Gerund

chaffed
Past Simple
chaffed
Past Participle
chaffing
Gerund
UK
/tʃɑːf/
US
/tʃæf/
He likes to chaff his friends about their fashion choices.
Он любит подшучивать над своими друзьями по поводу их выбора одежды.
Synonyms
tease
mock
ridicule
banter
jest
taunt
razz
rib

Definitions

chaffingnoun
The husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing.
The farmer collected the chaffing after threshing the wheat.
Lighthearted teasing or banter.
Their chaffing was all in good fun, and no one took offense.
chaffverb
To tease or make fun of in a good-natured way.
They chaffed him about his new haircut, but he knew it was all in good fun.
To release chaff as a radar countermeasure.
The aircraft chaffed just moments before the enemy radar locked on.
To separate the husks of grain from the kernels; to winnow.
The miller chaffed the grain to prepare it for grinding.
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