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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 make something possible; to give someone the ability to do something

to remove the internal organs of; to deprive of essential content

To make a boat or ship watertight by filling seams or cracks.

to suggest a plan or idea for consideration or discussion

to stop sleeping; to become conscious or alert

to lose something temporarily by putting it in the wrong place