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Detailed Synonyms for chafe in English

chafe:

to chafe verb (chafes, chafed, chafing)

  1. to chafe
    to annoy; to irritate; cause irritation; to chafe; to vex; to give offence; to anger
    • annoy verb (annoies, annoyed, annoying)
    • irritate verb (irritates, irritated, irritating)
    • chafe verb (chafes, chafed, chafing)
    • vex verb (vexes, vexed, vexing)
    • give offence verb (gives offence, gave offence, giving offence)
    • anger verb (angers, angered, angering)
  2. to chafe
    – warm by rubbing, as with the hands 1
    to chafe
    – warm by rubbing, as with the hands 1
    • chafe verb (chafes, chafed, chafing)
  3. to chafe
    – cause friction 1
    to scratch; to fret; to fray; to chafe; to rub
    – cause friction 1
    • scratch verb (scratches, scratched, scratching)
      • my sweater scratches1
    • fret verb (frets, fretted, fretting)
    • fray verb (frays, frayed, fraying)
    • chafe verb (chafes, chafed, chafing)
    • rub verb (rubs, rubbed, rubbing)
  4. to chafe
    – tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading 1
    to chafe; excoriate
    – tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading 1
    • chafe verb (chafes, chafed, chafing)
      • This leash chafes the dog's neck1
    • excoriate verb
  5. to chafe
    – feel extreme irritation or anger 1
    to chafe
    – feel extreme irritation or anger 1
    • chafe verb (chafes, chafed, chafing)
      • He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation1
  6. to chafe
    – become or make sore by or as if by rubbing 1
    to fret; to gall; to chafe
    – become or make sore by or as if by rubbing 1
    • fret verb (frets, fretted, fretting)
    • gall verb (galls, galled, galling)
    • chafe verb (chafes, chafed, chafing)

Conjugations for chafe:

present
  1. chafe
  2. chafe
  3. chafes
  4. chafe
  5. chafe
  6. chafe
simple past
  1. chafed
  2. chafed
  3. chafed
  4. chafed
  5. chafed
  6. chafed
present perfect
  1. have chafed
  2. have chafed
  3. has chafed
  4. have chafed
  5. have chafed
  6. have chafed
past continuous
  1. was chafing
  2. were chafing
  3. was chafing
  4. were chafing
  5. were chafing
  6. were chafing
future
  1. shall chafe
  2. will chafe
  3. will chafe
  4. shall chafe
  5. will chafe
  6. will chafe
continuous present
  1. am chafing
  2. are chafing
  3. is chafing
  4. are chafing
  5. are chafing
  6. are chafing
subjunctive
  1. be chafed
  2. be chafed
  3. be chafed
  4. be chafed
  5. be chafed
  6. be chafed
diverse
  1. chafe!
  2. let's chafe!
  3. chafed
  4. chafing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

chafe

  1. chafe

chafe [the ~] noun

  1. the chafe
    – anger produced by some annoying irritation 1
    the annoyance; the chafe; the vexation
    – anger produced by some annoying irritation 1
  2. the chafe
    – soreness and warmth caused by friction 1
    the chafe
    – soreness and warmth caused by friction 1
    • chafe [the ~] noun
      • he had a nasty chafe on his knee1

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Related Definitions for "chafe":

  1. anger produced by some annoying irritation1
  2. soreness and warmth caused by friction1
    • he had a nasty chafe on his knee1
  3. warm by rubbing, as with the hands1
  4. cause friction1
  5. tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading1
    • This leash chafes the dog's neck1
  6. feel extreme irritation or anger1
    • He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation1
  7. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing1