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chafings

noun as in abrasion

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Example Sentences

It had given her joy of heart and cause for gratitude to realize that she herself had been lifted above such chafings.

This ointment may be applied to all cuts, bruises, skin eruptions, chafings and sores of minor importance.

There had been chafings and crossings of will, two or three times.

They were like the fretful and profitless chafings of waves upon a rock.

Her resentments, her objections, her chafings, she tried to hold in check.

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On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to chafings, such as: agitation, erosion, irritation, resistance, abrasion, and attrition.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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