chafe
verb (used with object)
to wear or abrade by rubbing.
is chafing
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present progressiveof chafe (3rd 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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While Mr. Scharf is chafing to get off the planet, Mr. Willis is happy to let robots do the grunt work of searching for ETs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
A bit ironic then, if understandable, that the Irish novelist Sally Rooney is chafing at her fame.
From New York Times ● Sep. 1, 2021
But a vocal minority is chafing against the restrictions.
From Reuters ● Aug. 1, 2020
Both boys were in a Montessori-type preschool for two years, so I think it’s possible the structure is chafing to B. The teacher is also brand-new—new to school and to the profession.
From Slate ● Dec. 26, 2019
He sees how Vandyck is chafing, but he is puzzled by the little lawyer's phlegmatic acceptance of the situation.
From The Diamond Coterie by Lawrence L. Lynch
