are chafing
- present progressive of chafe.
Example Sentences
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Especially when businesses and households already are chafing under the costs of the transition to date.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
But others are chafing against their companies’ policies, many of which were poised to take effect after Labor Day.
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Automakers are chafing at the ambitious plan Democrats are advancing to bring down the cost of electric cars and accelerate the transition from gas-powered vehicles.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 3, 2022
It’s no wonder that the vast majority of Americans, including a majority of his own party, are chafing at it.
From Slate ● Jan. 31, 2022
They are chafing under control, and the prospect of a fight appeals to them.
From The Patrol of the Sun Dance Trail by Connor, Ralph
