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Dorothy found Mr. Rushmere chafing with passion, when she returned to the big room to take her simple supper of bread and milk.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIE
"And thou hast saved our lives my brave lass," cried Rushmere, grasping her cold hand, which he was chafing in his own.
THE WORLD BEFORE THEMSUSANNA MOODIE
She burned in some way to assert herself, the imperious will chafing at the slender barrier of self-control.
MARRIAGE LA MODEMRS. HUMPHRY WARD
I paced the deck for hours, and grew morose and nervous, chafing under the slowness of the stout craft.
A FORTUNE HUNTER; OR, THE OLD STONE CORRALJOHN DUNLOE CARTERET
He was restless and chafing again; but living in distress as they were, he could not get his thoughts together at all.
LOVE'S PILGRIMAGEUPTON SINCLAIR
For there were many brown-ribbed skeletons swaying airily among the chafing boughs.
MENOTAHERNEST G. HENHAM
You have told me that when you go home you make yourself a chafing-dish supper.
MARY GRAYKATHARINE TYNAN
Interned like the anchor-chafing ships That once had flown his flag!
WITH THE COLORSEVERARD JACK APPLETON
"Sit up and drink this," said the doctor's voice, and I felt him chafing my hand.
FIFTY-TWO STORIES FOR GIRLSVARIOUS
A chafing-dish supper is, however, an unique and enjoyable entertainment.
THE COMPLETE BACHELORWALTER GERMAIN
WORDS RELATED TO CHAFING
- abrupt
- agog
- antsy
- anxious
- appetent
- ardent
- athirst
- avid
- breathless
- brusque
- chafing
- choleric
- curt
- demanding
- dying to
- eager
- edgy
- feverish
- fretful
- hasty
- having short fuse
- headlong
- hot under collar
- hot-tempered
- impetuous
- indignant
- intolerant
- irascible
- irritable
- itchy
- keen
- on pins and needles
- quick-tempered
- restless
- ripe
- snappy
- straining
- sudden
- testy
- thirsty
- unforbearing
- unindulgent
- vehement
- violent
- abrupt
- agog
- antsy
- anxious
- appetent
- ardent
- athirst
- avid
- breathless
- brusque
- chafing
- choleric
- curt
- demanding
- dying to
- eager
- edgy
- feverish
- fretful
- hasty
- having short fuse
- headlong
- hot under collar
- hot-tempered
- impetuous
- indignant
- intolerant
- irascible
- irritable
- itchy
- keen
- on pins and needles
- quick-tempered
- restless
- ripe
- snappy
- straining
- sudden
- testy
- thirsty
- unindulgent
- vehement
- violent
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.