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adjective

Definition of chaffingnext
as in joking
marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing a chaffing tone to Dad's discussion of my sister's new boyfriend

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chaffing

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verb

present participle of chaff
1
as in teasing
to make fun of in a good-natured way chaffed her about the brightly colored shirt she had received as a gift

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as in funning
to make jokes a coworker who likes to chaff at others' expense, and this often results in hurt feelings

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chaffing
  1. teasing
  2. joking
  3. sarcastic
  4. quizzical
Verb
  • Seinfeld was clearly teasing, but sure enough, several headlines reported it as gospel with perhaps a mention three paragraphs in that it was intended to be humorous.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Squid Game star Lee Jung-jae and creator Hwang Dong-hyuk are teasing the third and final season of the Netflix series.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of teasing
Verb
  • Nile and Bernard seemed like best friends, always joking and very excited.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Not just the kind of vaudevillian two guys joking around with each other on stage, but even just as individual comedians.
    Justin Koreis, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of joking
Adjective
  • But Baldoni alleges that the Times ignored additional context in the same text exchange that indicates Nathan and Abel were joking and being sarcastic.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Frustrated that people do not believe his consistent response to the same question, his tone grew sarcastic.
    Emmanuel Morgan, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of sarcastic
Adjective
  • Noting the quizzical looks, Williams-Paisley pats the swan.
    Eileen Finan, People.com, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Thornton fixed his eyes to the wall behind June’s head with a comical, quizzical look.
    Daisy Hildyard, The New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2024
Definition of quizzical
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