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as in teased
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 joked
to make jokes
a coworker who likes to chaff at others' expense, and this often results in hurt feelings
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With Version 2 set to retire, SpaceX has already teased the debut of Version 3, which is expected to carry out its first test launch later this year or early 2026.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025 -
Later, Disick is shown sitting across from Kourtney at the dinner table, surrounded by the adult family members who teased the two about getting married already.—
Andrea Wurzburger,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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Uribe could undertake a multi-inning assignment on Saturday; catcher William Contreras joked that Uribe would be willing to start if asked.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Marian, a senior executive at a private research university, joked that just locking eyes with her boss was enough to get a new assignment.—
Shanna Hocking,
Harvard Business Review,
9 Oct. 2025
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“Chaffed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chaffed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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