chafe English

Meaning chafe meaning

What does chafe mean?

chafe

— verb become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

— verb feel extreme irritation or anger He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation

— verb tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading This leash chafes the dog's neck

— verb warm by rubbing, as with the hands

— noun soreness and warmth caused by friction he had a nasty chafe on his knee

— noun (= annoyance) anger produced by some annoying irritation

— verb (= scratch) cause friction my sweater scratches

— verb (= bother, irritate) cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves

Synonyms chafe synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as chafe?

chafe English » English

rub

fret

file

irritate

mash

scratch

vex

rile

gall

annoy

rub sore

rub against

fray

scrape

rubbing

rag

nettle

nark

gravel

friction

abrade

vexation

scrub

provoke

grate

get to

get at

devil

brush

bother

annoyance

abrasion

wear

tease

scour

pique

irritation

get impatient

excoriate

exasperate

exacerbate

chafing

become irritated

aggravate

whet

triturate

temper

stroke

strike

stimulate

Topics chafe topics

What do people use chafe to talk about?

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Angry

• What words refer to feeling angry for a long time?
  boil burn chafe fume fuss mope seethe simmer smolder stew sulk sullen bear a grudge hold a grudge against have something against have it in for hold something against someone there is no love lost between
• What words refer to causing someone to feel angry?
  anger (v) make someone angry make someone mad aggravate antagonize chafe cross someone disturb embitter enrage exasperate gall incense infuriate insult (v) irk madden needle nettle offend cause offense peeve perturb pique provoke rankle rile vex make your blood boil make you sick get someone going get someone's back up wind someone up be like a red flag to a bull

Language and thought Emotion Feel bad Sad

Discontent

• What words refer to feeling bad about your present conditions?
  be discontent complain complaint fuss chafe

Physical actions Physical impact

Rub

• What words refer to rubbing something?
  rub chafe rasp

Conjugation chafe conjugation

How do you conjugate chafe?

chafe · verb

Present I chafe

Positive I chafe

Singular

1st person I chafe

2nd person you chafe

3rd person he/she/it chafes

Plural

1st person we chafe

2nd person you chafe

3rd person they chafe

Negative I don't chafe

Singular

1st person I don't chafe I do not chafe

2nd person you don't chafe you do not chafe

3rd person he/she/it doesn't chafe he/she/it does not chafe

Plural

1st person we don't chafe we do not chafe

2nd person you don't chafe you do not chafe

3rd person they don't chafe they do not chafe

Question do I chafe?

Singular

1st person do I chafe?

2nd person do you chafe?

3rd person does he/she/it chafe?

Plural

1st person do we chafe?

2nd person do you chafe?

3rd person do they chafe?

Negative question don't I chafe?

Singular

1st person don't I chafe? do I not chafe?

2nd person don't you chafe? do you not chafe?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it chafe? does he/she/it not chafe?

Plural

1st person don't we chafe? do we not chafe?

2nd person don't you chafe? do you not chafe?

3rd person don't they chafe? do they not chafe?

Past I chafed

Positive I chafed

Singular

1st person I chafed

2nd person you chafed

3rd person he/she/it chafed

Plural

1st person we chafed

2nd person you chafed

3rd person they chafed

Negative I didn't chafe

Singular

1st person I didn't chafe I did not chafe

2nd person you didn't chafe you did not chafe

3rd person he/she/it didn't chafe he/she/it did not chafe

Plural

1st person we didn't chafe we did not chafe

2nd person you didn't chafe you did not chafe

3rd person they didn't chafe they did not chafe

Question did I chafe?

Singular

1st person did I chafe?

2nd person did you chafe?

3rd person did he/she/it chafe?

Plural

1st person did we chafe?

2nd person did you chafe?

3rd person did they chafe?

Negative question didn't I chafe?

Singular

1st person didn't I chafe? did I not chafe?

2nd person didn't you chafe? did you not chafe?

3rd person didn't he/she/it chafe? did he/she/it not chafe?

Plural

1st person didn't we chafe? did we not chafe?

2nd person didn't you chafe? did you not chafe?

3rd person didn't they chafe? did they not chafe?

Future I'll chafe

Positive I'll chafe

Singular

1st person I'll chafe I will chafe

2nd person you'll chafe you will chafe

3rd person he/she/it'll chafe he/she/it will chafe

Plural

1st person we'll chafe we will chafe

2nd person you'll chafe you will chafe

3rd person they'll chafe they will chafe

Negative I won't chafe

Singular

1st person I won't chafe I will not chafe

2nd person you won't chafe you will not chafe

3rd person he/she/it won't chafe he/she/it will not chafe

Plural

1st person we won't chafe we will not chafe

2nd person you won't chafe you will not chafe

3rd person they won't chafe they will not chafe

Question will I chafe?

Singular

1st person will I chafe?

2nd person will you chafe?

3rd person will he/she/it chafe?

Plural

1st person will we chafe?

2nd person will you chafe?

3rd person will they chafe?

Negative question won't I chafe?

Singular

1st person won't I chafe? will I not chafe?

2nd person won't you chafe? will you not chafe?

3rd person won't he/she/it chafe? will he/she/it not chafe?

Plural

1st person won't we chafe? will we not chafe?

2nd person won't you chafe? will you not chafe?

3rd person won't they chafe? will they not chafe?

Conditional I'd chafe

Positive I'd chafe

Singular

1st person I'd chafe I would chafe

2nd person you'd chafe you would chafe

3rd person he/she/it'd chafe he/she/it would chafe

Plural

1st person we'd chafe we would chafe

2nd person you'd chafe you would chafe

3rd person they'd chafe they would chafe

Negative I wouldn't chafe

Singular

1st person I wouldn't chafe I would not chafe

2nd person you wouldn't chafe you would not chafe

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't chafe he/she/it would not chafe

Plural

1st person we wouldn't chafe we would not chafe

2nd person you wouldn't chafe you would not chafe

3rd person they wouldn't chafe they would not chafe

Question would I chafe?

Singular

1st person would I chafe?

2nd person would you chafe?

3rd person would he/she/it chafe?

Plural

1st person would we chafe?

2nd person would you chafe?

3rd person would they chafe?

Negative question wouldn't I chafe?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I chafe? would I not chafe?

2nd person wouldn't you chafe? would you not chafe?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it chafe? would he/she/it not chafe?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we chafe? would we not chafe?

2nd person wouldn't you chafe? would you not chafe?

3rd person wouldn't they chafe? would they not chafe?

Present continuous I'm chafing

Positive I'm chafing

Singular

1st person I'm chafing I am chafing

2nd person you're chafing you are chafing

3rd person he/she/it's chafing he/she/it is chafing

Plural

1st person we're chafing we are chafing

2nd person you're chafing you are chafing

3rd person they're chafing they are chafing

Negative I'm not chafing

Singular

1st person I'm not chafing I am not chafing

2nd person you aren't chafing you're not chafing you are not chafing

3rd person he/she/it isn't chafing he/she/it's not chafing he/she/it is not chafing

Plural

1st person we aren't chafing we're not chafing we are not chafing

2nd person you aren't chafing you're not chafing you are not chafing

3rd person they aren't chafing they're not chafing they are not chafing

Question am I chafing?

Singular

1st person am I chafing?

2nd person are you chafing?

3rd person is he/she/it chafing?

Plural

1st person are we chafing?

2nd person are you chafing?

3rd person are they chafing?

Negative question aren't I chafing?

Singular

1st person aren't I chafing? am I not chafing?

2nd person aren't you chafing? are you not chafing?

3rd person isn't he/she/it chafing? is he/she/it not chafing?

Plural

1st person aren't we chafing? are we not chafing?

2nd person aren't you chafing? are you not chafing?

3rd person aren't they chafing? are they not chafing?

Past continuous I was chafing

Positive I was chafing

Singular

1st person I was chafing

2nd person you were chafing

3rd person he/she/it was chafing

Plural

1st person we were chafing

2nd person you were chafing

3rd person they were chafing

Negative I wasn't chafing

Singular

1st person I wasn't chafing I was not chafing

2nd person you weren't chafing you were not chafing

3rd person he/she/it wasn't chafing he/she/it was not chafing

Plural

1st person we weren't chafing we were not chafing

2nd person you weren't chafing you were not chafing

3rd person they weren't chafing they were not chafing

Question was I chafing?

Singular

1st person was I chafing?

2nd person were you chafing?

3rd person was he/she/it chafing?

Plural

1st person were we chafing?

2nd person were you chafing?

3rd person were they chafing?

Negative question wasn't I chafing?

Singular

1st person wasn't I chafing? was I not chafing?

2nd person weren't you chafing? were you not chafing?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it chafing? was he/she/it not chafing?

Plural

1st person weren't we chafing? were we not chafing?

2nd person weren't you chafing? were you not chafing?

3rd person weren't they chafing? were they not chafing?

Future continuous I'll be chafing

Positive I'll be chafing

Singular

1st person I'll be chafing I will be chafing

2nd person you'll be chafing you will be chafing

3rd person he/she/it'll be chafing he/she/it will be chafing

Plural

1st person we'll be chafing we will be chafing

2nd person you'll be chafing you will be chafing

3rd person they'll be chafing they will be chafing

Negative I won't be chafing

Singular

1st person I won't be chafing I will not be chafing

2nd person you won't be chafing you will not be chafing

3rd person he/she/it won't be chafing he/she/it will not be chafing

Plural

1st person we won't be chafing we will not be chafing

2nd person you won't be chafing you will not be chafing

3rd person they won't be chafing they will not be chafing

Question will I be chafing?

Singular

1st person will I be chafing?

2nd person will you be chafing?

3rd person will he/she/it be chafing?

Plural

1st person will we be chafing?

2nd person will you be chafing?

3rd person will they be chafing?

Negative question won't I be chafing?

Singular

1st person won't I be chafing? will I not be chafing?

2nd person won't you be chafing? will you not be chafing?

3rd person won't he/she/it be chafing? will he/she/it not be chafing?

Plural

1st person won't we be chafing? will we not be chafing?

2nd person won't you be chafing? will you not be chafing?

3rd person won't they be chafing? will they not be chafing?

Conditional continuous I'd be chafing

Positive I'd be chafing

Singular

1st person I'd be chafing I would be chafing

2nd person you'd be chafing you would be chafing

3rd person he/she/it'd be chafing he/she/it would be chafing

Plural

1st person we'd be chafing we would be chafing

2nd person you'd be chafing you would be chafing

3rd person they'd be chafing they would be chafing

Negative I wouldn't be chafing

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be chafing I would not be chafing

2nd person you wouldn't be chafing you would not be chafing

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be chafing he/she/it would not be chafing

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be chafing we would not be chafing

2nd person you wouldn't be chafing you would not be chafing

3rd person they wouldn't be chafing they would not be chafing

Question would I be chafing?

Singular

1st person would I be chafing?

2nd person would you be chafing?

3rd person would he/she/it be chafing?

Plural

1st person would we be chafing?

2nd person would you be chafing?

3rd person would they be chafing?

Negative question wouldn't I be chafing?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be chafing? would I not be chafing?

2nd person wouldn't you be chafing? would you not be chafing?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be chafing? would he/she/it not be chafing?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be chafing? would we not be chafing?

2nd person wouldn't you be chafing? would you not be chafing?

3rd person wouldn't they be chafing? would they not be chafing?

Present perfect I've chafed

Positive I've chafed

Singular

1st person I've chafed I have chafed

2nd person you've chafed you have chafed

3rd person he/she/it's chafed he/she/it has chafed

Plural

1st person we've chafed we have chafed

2nd person you've chafed you have chafed

3rd person they've chafed they have chafed

Negative I haven't chafed

Singular

1st person I haven't chafed I have not chafed

2nd person you haven't chafed you have not chafed

3rd person he/she/it hasn't chafed he/she/it has not chafed

Plural

1st person we haven't chafed we have not chafed

2nd person you haven't chafed you have not chafed

3rd person they haven't chafed they have not chafed

Question have I chafed?

Singular

1st person have I chafed?

2nd person have you chafed?

3rd person has he/she/it chafed?

Plural

1st person have we chafed?

2nd person have you chafed?

3rd person have they chafed?

Negative question haven't I chafed?

Singular

1st person haven't I chafed? have I not chafed?

2nd person haven't you chafed? have you not chafed?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it chafed? has he/she/it not chafed?

Plural

1st person haven't we chafed? have we not chafed?

2nd person haven't you chafed? have you not chafed?

3rd person haven't they chafed? have they not chafed?

Past perfect I had chafed

Positive I had chafed

Singular

1st person I had chafed

2nd person you had chafed

3rd person he/she/it had chafed

Plural

1st person we had chafed

2nd person you had chafed

3rd person they had chafed

Negative I hadn't chafed

Singular

1st person I hadn't chafed I had not chafed

2nd person you hadn't chafed you had not chafed

3rd person he/she/it hadn't chafed he/she/it had not chafed

Plural

1st person we hadn't chafed we had not chafed

2nd person you hadn't chafed you had not chafed

3rd person they hadn't chafed they had not chafed

Question had I chafed?

Singular

1st person had I chafed?

2nd person had you chafed?

3rd person had he/she/it chafed?

Plural

1st person had we chafed?

2nd person had you chafed?

3rd person had they chafed?

Negative question hadn't I chafed?

Singular

1st person hadn't I chafed? had I not chafed?

2nd person hadn't you chafed? had you not chafed?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it chafed? had he/she/it not chafed?

Plural

1st person hadn't we chafed? had we not chafed?

2nd person hadn't you chafed? had you not chafed?

3rd person hadn't they chafed? had they not chafed?

Future perfect I'll have chafed

Positive I'll have chafed

Singular

1st person I'll have chafed I will have chafed

2nd person you'll have chafed you will have chafed

3rd person he/she/it'll have chafed he/she/it will have chafed

Plural

1st person we'll have chafed we will have chafed

2nd person you'll have chafed you will have chafed

3rd person they'll have chafed they will have chafed

Negative I won't have chafed

Singular

1st person I won't have chafed I will not have chafed

2nd person you won't have chafed you will not have chafed

3rd person he/she/it won't have chafed he/she/it will not have chafed

Plural

1st person we won't have chafed we will not have chafed

2nd person you won't have chafed you will not have chafed

3rd person they won't have chafed they will not have chafed

Question +'ll I have chafed?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have chafed? will I have chafed?

2nd person +'ll you have chafed? will you have chafed?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have chafed? will he/she/it have chafed?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have chafed? will we have chafed?

2nd person +'ll you have chafed? will you have chafed?

3rd person +'ll they have chafed? will they have chafed?

Negative question won't I have chafed?

Singular

1st person won't I have chafed? will I not have chafed?

2nd person won't you have chafed? will you not have chafed?

3rd person won't he/she/it have chafed? will he/she/it not have chafed?

Plural

1st person won't we have chafed? will we not have chafed?

2nd person won't you have chafed? will you not have chafed?

3rd person won't they have chafed? will they not have chafed?

Conditional perfect I'd have chafed

Positive I'd have chafed

Singular

1st person I'd have chafed I would have chafed

2nd person you'd have chafed you would have chafed

3rd person he/she/it'd have chafed he/she/it would have chafed

Plural

1st person we'd have chafed we would have chafed

2nd person you'd have chafed you would have chafed

3rd person they'd have chafed they would have chafed

Negative I wouldn't have chafed

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have chafed I would not have chafed

2nd person you wouldn't have chafed you would not have chafed

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have chafed he/she/it would not have chafed

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have chafed we would not have chafed

2nd person you wouldn't have chafed you would not have chafed

3rd person they wouldn't have chafed they would not have chafed

Question would I have chafed?

Singular

1st person would I have chafed?

2nd person would you have chafed?

3rd person would he/she/it have chafed?

Plural

1st person would we have chafed?

2nd person would you have chafed?

3rd person would they have chafed?

Negative question wouldn't I have chafed?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have chafed? would I not have chafed?

2nd person wouldn't you have chafed? would you not have chafed?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have chafed? would he/she/it not have chafed?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have chafed? would we not have chafed?

2nd person wouldn't you have chafed? would you not have chafed?

3rd person wouldn't they have chafed? would they not have chafed?

Imperative chafe!

Positive

you chafe!

we let's chafe!

Negative

you don't chafe!

we let's not chafe!