chafing
摩擦擦伤,摩擦,擦伤,磨擦
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Definitions
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chafed, chaf·ing.
- : to wear or abrade by rubbing: He chafed his shoes on the rocks.
- : to make sore by rubbing: Her collar chafed her neck.
- : to irritate; annoy: The dripping of the faucet chafed her nerves.
- : to warm by rubbing: to chafe cold hands.
- : Obsolete. to heat; make warm.
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chafed, chaf·ing.
- : to become worn or sore from rubbing: His neck began to chafe from the starched collar.
- : to rub; press with friction: The horse chafed against his stall.
- : to be irritated or annoyed: He chafed at their constant interruptions.
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- : irritation; annoyance.
- : heat, wear, or soreness caused by rubbing.
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Examples
The inside of my thighs were starting to bleed because of the chafing from the sand.
For a man, I imagine the chafing potential would be considerable.
And Ronald Reagan did more to bury divorce as a political taboo than years of liberal chafing about traditional family values.
Not, I repeat, not balding Casanovas or aging swingers or thigh-chafing tubs of lard.
Dorothy found Mr. Rushmere chafing with passion, when she returned to the big room to take her simple supper of bread and milk.
"And thou hast saved our lives my brave lass," cried Rushmere, grasping her cold hand, which he was chafing in his own.
She burned in some way to assert herself, the imperious will chafing at the slender barrier of self-control.
I paced the deck for hours, and grew morose and nervous, chafing under the slowness of the stout craft.
He was restless and chafing again; but living in distress as they were, he could not get his thoughts together at all.