chafing
/ˈtʃeɪfɪŋ/ noun C2- The act by which something is chafed.
Plural chafings
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He paced restlessly about our sitting-room in a fever of suppressed energy, biting his nails, tapping the furniture, and chafing against inaction.
So, Delia said she must give music lessons to keep the chafing dish bubbling.
You should have seen him run for the chafing dish, Joe, just as if there wasn’t a servant in the house.
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