Thesaurus / chafe
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synonyms for chafe
- annoy
- rub
- fume
- incense
- irk
- irritate
- offend
- fret
- inflame
- ruffle
- exasperate
- itch
- rage
- scratch
- bother
- scrape
- vex
- exercise
- grate
- anger
- harass
- abrade
- rasp
- gall
- provoke
- worry
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He hurried to the Hotel d'Ettres; but the scenes of careless gaiety he saw there, seemed only to chafe his mind.
THE PASTOR'S FIRE-SIDE VOL. 3 OF 4JANE PORTERTurner being in a great chafe, about being disappointed of a room to stand in at the Coronacion.
DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS, COMPLETESAMUEL PEPYSThere was a pitcher of water handy, and I sprinkled her face and began to chafe her cold hands.
A LITTLE UNION SCOUTJOEL CHANDLER HARRISPlanks, secured to the rail by lines, were then run down to bear the chafe.
LEFT ON LABRADORCHARLES ASBURY STEPHENSIt is surely better to submit cheerfully to a hard lot, than to chafe and fret one's life away at what can not be helped.
HARPER'S NEW MONTHLY MAGAZINE, NO. VII, DECEMBER 1850, VOL. IIVARIOUSIn vain did the soldiers chafe at this new check upon their enthusiasm, in vain did prudent counsellors remonstrate.
HISTORY OF THE RISE OF THE HUGUENOTSHENRY BAIRDAnd though they might chafe, still the capitalists never neglected to make the best of the situation.
A HISTORY OF TRADE UNIONISM IN THE UNITED STATESSELIG PERLMANThen, feeling the cold begin to creep in upon him in the stillness, Kane had to lift his thick-gloved hands to chafe his ears.
KINGS IN EXILESIR CHARLES GEORGE DOUGLAS ROBERTSMen will resist, and, when resistance is vain, will chafe against its terrible strength.
THE EXPOSITOR'S BIBLE: THE EPISTLE TO THE HEBREWSTHOMAS CHARLES EDWARDSThe young Imperator's heart began to chafe under the curb and to beat more quickly, his cheeks flushed and paled by turns.
CLEOPATRA, COMPLETEGEORG EBERSWORDS RELATED TO CHAFE
- acerbate
- affront
- aggravate
- agitate
- annoy
- antagonize
- arouse
- bait
- blow up
- boil
- boil over
- bristle
- burn
- burn up
- chafe
- craze
- cross
- displease
- egg on
- embitter
- enrage
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- excite
- fret
- gall
- get mad
- get on one's nerves
- goad
- incense
- inflame
- infuriate
- irritate
- lose one's temper
- madden
- make sore
- miff
- nettle
- offend
- outrage
- pique
- provoke
- raise hell
- rankle
- rant
- rave
- rile
- ruffle
- seethe
- steam up
- stew
- stir up
- tempt
- umbrage
- vex
- acerbating
- affronting
- aggravating
- agitating
- annoying
- antagonizing
- arousing
- baiting
- blowing up
- boiling
- boiling over
- bristling
- burning
- burning up
- chafing
- crazing
- crossing
- displeasing
- egg on
- embittering
- enraging
- exacerbating
- exasperating
- exciting
- fretting
- galling
- getting mad
- getting on one's nerves
- goading
- incensing
- inflaming
- infuriating
- irritating
- losing one's temper
- maddening
- making sore
- miffing
- nettling
- offending
- outraging
- piquing
- provoking
- raising hell
- rankling
- ranting
- raving
- riling
- ruffling
- seething
- steaming up
- stewing
- stirring up
- tempting
- umbraging
- vexing
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