chafing

Etymology

verb

  1. present participle and gerund of chafe

noun

  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

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