Chaffing
Chaffing adjective - Marked by or expressive of mild or good-natured teasing.
Usage example: a chaffing tone to Dad's discussion of my sister's new boyfriend
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Synonyms for Chaffing
Mocking and chaffing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mocking" instead an adjective "Chaffing".
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Related pairs
- scornful and chaffing
- scornful and mocking
- sarcastic and chaffing
- sarcastic and mocking
- taunting and chaffing
- taunting and mocking
- derisive and chaffing
- derisive and mocking
- teasing and chaffing
- teasing and mocking
- satirical and chaffing
- satirical and mocking
- mockery and chaffing
- mockery and mocking
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