chaffing

UK
/ˈtʃɑːfɪŋ/
US
/ˈtʃæfɪŋ/
chaffingnoun
Translations
The chaffing from the new shoes was unbearable.
Натирание от новых туфель было невыносимым.
Definitions
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.
chaffnoun
Definitions
The husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing.
The farmer collected the wheat and discarded the chaff.
Worthless things; trash.
Amidst the valuable information, there was a lot of chaff to sift through.
Lighthearted joking or banter.
The friends engaged in some chaff as they waited for the movie to start.
Strips of metal foil or metallised fibre released from an aircraft as a radar countermeasure.
The pilot deployed chaff to confuse the incoming missiles.
Chopped hay or straw used as animal fodder.
The stable hands mixed oats with chaff for the horses.
chaffverb

chaffing

Gerund

chaffed
Past Simple
chaffed
Past Participle
chaffing
Gerund
UK
/tʃɑːf/
US
/tʃæf/
Translations
He likes to chaff his friends about their fashion choices.
Он любит подшучивать над своими друзьями по поводу их выбора одежды.
Definitions
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.
chaffadjective
Definitions
Relating to, made of, or used for chaff.
The farmer bought a new chaff cutter for the harvest season.