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chafings

chafings is the plural of chafing.

Meaning of chafing

Noun

chafing (plural chafings)

  1. The act by which something is chafed.
    • The constant and irresistible pressure of such a ponderous mass in motion must occasion certain rubbings and chafings against the rugged bottoms and projecting sides of the rocks amid which they move.1853, The Popular Educator: Volume 3, page 325

Questions about chafings

What is chafings the plural of?
Chafings is the plural of chafing.

Words near chafings in the dictionary

  1. chafing dishes
  2. chafing gear
  3. chafing-dish
  4. chafing-dishes
  5. chafingly
  6. chafings
  7. Chafins
  8. Chafkin
  9. Chaflin
  10. chaft
  11. chafta

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