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Chaffing is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Chaffing in a sentence

Related words

Chaffing | Chaff | Chaffed | Chaffer

Chaffing meaning

  1. Pertaining to rubbing and abrasion.
  2. Characterized by teasing and joking.
  3. Of or for chaffing (cutting hay or straw into small lengths)

Using Chaffing

  • The main meaning on this page is: Pertaining to rubbing and abrasion. | Characterized by teasing and joking. | Of or for chaffing (cutting hay or straw into small lengths)

Context around Chaffing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 2 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

prevent 1×

Often after:

read 1×

Sentence patterns with Chaffing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

because of chaffing he had 1× from the chaffing read a 1× to prevent chaffing and for 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

however he joked 1× lordy if you 1×

Common sentence endings:

for general comfort 1× to the locals 1×

Words around Chaffing

Just before it in the word index:

chaffinch 2 chaffin 8 chaffey 21 chaffetz 11 chaffer 2 chaffee 39

Just after it in the word index:

chaffins 3 chafford 3 chafin 6 chafing 24 chag 4 chaga 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Chaffing

  • In this selection, "chaffing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, prevent and read stand out and add context to how "chaffing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include because of chaffing he had and from the chaffing read a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "chaffing" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with chaffing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Lordy, if you can be tired of all that, or just sore from the chaffing: Read a damn book for a while. (22 words)

While you could do the massage without oil, it’s generally recommended that you use some form of lubrication to prevent chaffing and for general comfort. (26 words)

However, he joked that because Holly was nude under her robe because of 'chaffing', he had to 'check nothing had slipped out' when he stopped to talk to the locals. (30 words)

Longer example sentences

However, he joked that because Holly was nude under her robe because of 'chaffing', he had to 'check nothing had slipped out' when he stopped to talk to the locals. (30 words)

While you could do the massage without oil, it’s generally recommended that you use some form of lubrication to prevent chaffing and for general comfort. (26 words)

Lordy, if you can be tired of all that, or just sore from the chaffing: Read a damn book for a while. (22 words)

Example sentences (3)

While you could do the massage without oil, it’s generally recommended that you use some form of lubrication to prevent chaffing and for general comfort.

However, he joked that because Holly was nude under her robe because of 'chaffing', he had to 'check nothing had slipped out' when he stopped to talk to the locals.

Lordy, if you can be tired of all that, or just sore from the chaffing: Read a damn book for a while.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "chaffing" in a sentence?
An example: "While you could do the massage without oil, it’s generally recommended that you use some form of lubrication to prevent chaffing and for general comfort." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "chaffing" from authentic English texts.
What does "chaffing" mean?
Chaffing means: Pertaining to rubbing and abrasion.
How many example sentences with "chaffing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "chaffing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.