chaff
noun
the husks of grains and grasses that are separated during threshing.
have been chaffing
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present perfect progressiveof chaff.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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Ah, I am glad of that," the doctor said, rubbing his hands together; "they have been chaffing me in the wardroom about it, and prophesying that I should never hear of him again.
From Among Malay Pirates : a Tale of Adventure and Peril by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
But I forgive you because I believe you must have been chaffing, and because it's my first proposal; so at all events I can't die without having had at least one.
From Lady Betty Across the Water by Orson Lowell
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