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chafed at the bit

chafed at the bit is the simple past and past participle of chafe at the bit.

Meaning of chafe at the bit

Verb

chafe at the bit (third-person singular simple present chafes at the bit, present participle chafing at the bit, simple past and past participle chafed at the bit)

  1. Synonym of champ at the bit.

Questions about chafed at the bit

What is chafed at the bit the simple past and past participle of?
Chafed at the bit is the simple past and past participle of chafe at the bit.

Words near chafed at the bit in the dictionary

  1. chaetoviridin
  2. chafage
  3. chafe
  4. chafe at the bit
  5. chafed
  6. chafed at the bit
  7. chafen
  8. chafened
  9. chafening
  10. chafens
  11. chafer

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