chafe
verb (used with object)
to wear or abrade by rubbing.
has been chafing
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present perfect progressiveof chafe (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Berlusconi, a three-time premier, has been chafing over the election victory by Meloni’s party.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 21, 2022
Ever since, the A. F. of L. has been chafing at this automobile settlement.
From Time Magazine Archive
All along, Ike has been chafing under the conflicting and sometimes inept advice from his campaign managers.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since May 1992, Yugoslavia has been chafing under economic sanctions imposed by the U.N.
From Time Magazine Archive
More and more it has been chafing in the confinement of the old dogmas and orthodoxies.
From Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era by J. E. (John Ebenezer) Esslemont
