1. chafing - Noun
2. chafing - Verb
of Chafe
The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by rubbing.
Source: Webster's dictionaryThe pavement slabs burn loose beneath my feet, A chafing savage, down the decent street; And passion rends my vitals as I pass, Where boldly shines your shuttered door of glass. Claude McKay
Not only is New York City the nation's melting pot, it is also the casserole, the chafing dish and the charcoal grill. John Lindsay
There are those who are so tightly meshed within physical reality that the soul is squeezed dry. They are tight, sore, and chafing beneath too-severe habits and ideas. For them momentary release, such as the drugs can give is highly beneficial. Robert Butts
I am tired, Beloved, of chafing my heart against the want of you; of squeezing it into little inkdrops, And posting it. Amy Lowell
Discussions about bathing on Shabbat pulled my attention back to my hands, raw and chafing from obsessive cleansing. Source: Internet
A golfer doesn't have to sacrifice style for a sturdy pair of golf pants that wick sweat away without clinging or chafing. Source: Internet