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chaffing

verb

/ˈtʃæfɪŋ/

Meaning

Teasing or joking in a lighthearted way.

They were chaffing each other during lunch.

teasing, joking, bantering, kidding, mocking

seriousness, sincerity

light chaffing, friendly chaffing, constant chaffing

to choose from a number of alternatives; to pick out

to shout, complain, or argue loudly or vehemently

to take away a number or amount from another number or amount

to speak or act in a pompous or dogmatic way; to officiate as a pontiff

To chop or cut something, especially wood or stone, with a tool.

to secretly allow or be involved in a wrongdoing