noun
Meaning 1
The act by which something is chafed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
chafing
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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/ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ/
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/ˈtʃeɪfɪnɡ/ no NG-coalescence
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CMU ARPABET: CH EY1 F IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of chafe
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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noun
Meaning 3
soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: tenderness, soreness, rawness
Narrower terms: intertrigo
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- German: Reiben — the rubbing together of objects
- German: Aneinanderreiben — the rubbing together of objects
- Ancient Greek: ἀνάτριψις (anátripsis) — the rubbing together of objects
- Latin: tritūra — the rubbing together of objects
- Māori: hikahikanga — the rubbing together of objects
- Spanish: escocimiento — the rubbing together of objects
- Spanish: escozor — the rubbing together of objects
- Spanish: escocedura — the rubbing together of objects
- Spanish: bife — the rubbing together of objects
- Swedish: skavning — the rubbing together of objects