chaffing

== English == === Etymology === By surface analysis, chaff +‎ -ing. === Adjective === chaffing Pertaining to rubbing and abrasion. Characterized by teasing and joking. Of or for chaffing (cutting hay or straw into small lengths) ==== Derived terms ==== === Verb === chaffing present participle and gerund of chaff === Noun === chaffing (countable and uncountable, plural chaffings) The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing. ==== Derived terms ====