verb🔗ShareTo excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm."The new shoes chafed her heels, making them sore after only a short walk. "physiologysensationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate."His constant complaining about the workload was chafing his coworkers. "emotionmindattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo fret and wear by rubbing."to chafe a cable"wearbodysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction."The new shoes were chafing against my heel, causing a blister. "bodywearactionphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo be worn by rubbing."A cable chafes."bodywearconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated."She was chafing at the slow pace of the meeting. "mindemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act by which something is chafed."The baby's constant kicking caused chafing against the car seat strap. "bodysensationmedicineconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
