chaffing

How to use chaffing in a sentence

They took their chaffing as good fellows and comrades are bound to do, only vowing inwardly to bide their time for revenge.

He fell into a chaffing way with his children and laughed heartily at Marian's forwardness.

His chaffing way reminded her of Dr. Wandless, who often struck a similar note in their encounters.

"A yarn put about while you were away—the boy's only chaffing you," Tap put in.

COLONIAL BORNG. FIRTH SCOTT

His mother and sister chaffing him on receiving tender messages from the fair artiste, he laughingly produced it.

He took his seat comfortably in the familiar chair, and lit his cigar while chaffing her.

When Mr. Benedict came forth from the little cabin, and found Jim chaffing and petting his boy, he was much embarrassed.

SEVENOAKSJ. G. HOLLAND

He went abroad without a word to Adela, but in his beautiful little hand he took a chaffing leave of Beatrice.

It's like poking lions in cages with raw meat, afore you get a chaffing-match out o' them.

It was all delicate, delicious chaffing which showed Howells at his very best—all too short for his listeners.

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OCTOBER 26, 1985