"chaffing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: chaffings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} chaffing (countable and uncountable, plural chaffings)
  1. The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-chaffing-en-noun-TuVCTKDh

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} chaffing
  1. present participle and gerund of chaff Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: chaff
    Sense id: en-chaffing-en-verb-OfVtigO- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74

Inflected forms

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