chap
verb (used with object)
to crack, roughen, and redden (the skin).
has chapped
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present perfectof chap (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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But what has chapped the angry user base seems to be not the A.I. but the unintelligible changes to the platform’s user interface.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2025
Hand me that cold cream, please, the salt air has chapped my face.
From The Moving Picture Girls Under the Palms Or Lost in the Wilds of Florida by Laura Lee Hope
