chaff
noun
the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing.
am chaffing
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present progressiveof chaff (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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These men are contented with privileges, and I who have fitted myself for a different sphere in life, am chaffing because I am denied rights.
From Trial and Triumph by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
