Anagram Solver

Definitions for Chaffing

[1] to mock, tease, or jest in a good-natured way; banter: She chaffed him for working late. They joked and chaffed with each other.
[2] good-natured ridicule or teasing; raillery.
[3] the mass of husks, etc, separated from the seeds during threshing
[4] finely cut straw and hay used to feed cattle
[5] something of little worth; rubbish (esp in the phrase separate the wheat from the chaff )
[6] the dry membranous bracts enclosing the flowers of certain composite plants
[7] thin strips of metallic foil released into the earth's atmosphere to confuse radar signals and prevent detection
[8] light-hearted teasing or joking; banter
[9] to tease good-naturedly; banter

Words related to Chaffing

chaffrefuse, shell, remains, crust, shard, debris, rubbish, dregs, pod, trash, rag, razz, scoff, tease, taunt, banter, josh, jolly, deride, fun

Words nearby Chaffing

chaffchaetopod, chaetotaxy, chafe, chafer, chafeweed, chaff, chaffer, chaffinch, chaffy, chafing dish, chaga

Origin of Chaffing

2First recorded in 1640–50; perhaps from chaff1

Other words from Chaffing

chaff·ing·ly , adverb
un·chaffed , adjective
un·chaff·ing , adjective

Word origin for Chaffing

C19: probably slang variant of chafe , perhaps influenced by chaff 1

Synonyms for Chaffing

crust, debris, dregs, husks, pod, refuse, remains, rubbish, shard, shell, trash