Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chafing

/ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: chaf-ing
IPA: /ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of chafe

noun

The act by which something is chafed.

Example Sentences

"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."

Inflected Forms

chafings (plural)

Derived Forms

antichafing chafingly nonchafing

Rhymes With

strafing safing

Questions

How do you pronounce chafing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ/.
What does chafing mean?: present participle and gerund of chafe

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