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Meaning of Chafing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

Definitions

The act by which something is chafed.

Equivalents

العربية الغضب حك
Bosanski bife
Español bife escocedura escocimiento escozor
Hrvatski bife
日本語 きりきり
Latina tritura
Српски bife
Svenska skavning

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C2
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