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chaffing

/chaf, chahf/US // tʃæf, tʃɑf //UK // (tʃɑːf) //

糠醛,糠秕状,糠菜,糠秕

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing.
    • : straw cut up for fodder.
    • : worthless matter; refuse.
    • : the membranous, usually dry, brittle bracts of the flowers of certain plants.
    • : Also called window. Military. strips of metal foil dropped by an aircraft to confuse enemy radar by creating false blips.

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Examples

  • This has triggered some natural chaffing, most recently from my colleague, David Frum: What are your thoughts?

  • They took their chaffing as good fellows and comrades are bound to do, only vowing inwardly to bide their time for revenge.

  • He fell into a chaffing way with his children and laughed heartily at Marian's forwardness.

  • His chaffing way reminded her of Dr. Wandless, who often struck a similar note in their encounters.

  • "A yarn put about while you were away—the boy's only chaffing you," Tap put in.

  • His mother and sister chaffing him on receiving tender messages from the fair artiste, he laughingly produced it.