- present participle of chaff.
chaffing
Example Sentences
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Chaffing is not something he has ever had to contend with, nor should he be obliged to.
From Slate • Apr. 16, 2015
"You think the spirit can't be raised, Chaffing Jack," said Devilsdust very seriously.
From Sybil, or the Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
As bad as the Temple," said Chaffing Jack, "it's all up with the institutions of the country.
From Sybil, or the Two Nations by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield
Chaffing you, and getting you sometimes into a rage--which was pretended, rather than real--did me a lot of good.
From Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti by Paget, Walter
"Chaffing indeed!" says I, with a particularly arch eye-twinkle at Miss Fanny.
From The Christmas Books of Mr. M.A. Titmarsh by Thackeray, William Makepeace
