chafes
Wears skin away
Chafes means rubs in a way that causes irritation or soreness.
Skin chafes against rough fabric; a tight collar chafes the neck.
Figuratively, to chafe is to feel irritated or restless under constraints: She chafed at the bureaucratic delays.
You can also chafe something to warm it by rubbing: He chafed her cold hands between his own.
Shallow surface wound
- rubbingApplying pressure while moving
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
blistering · redness · inflammation · scraping · galling · fretting · scuffing · scouring
State of being bothered
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
- agitationDisturbed, restless state
resentment · displeasure · pique · testiness · peevishness · gall · bitterness · provocation
Tender, painful sensation
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
- painBodily or emotional distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- stingingCausing sharp pain
burning · smarting · swelling · redness · blistering · itching · sensitivity · peeling
Resistance between touching surfaces
- tensionStretched or strained state
- discordLack of agreement
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
dispute · opposition · rivalry · contention · strife · dissension · resentment · hostility
abrasion
Shallow surface wound
- rubbingApplying pressure while moving
- irritationMild anger or inflammation
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
soreness · blistering · redness · inflammation · scraping · galling · fretting · scuffing · scouring · erosion
annoyance
State of being bothered
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- exasperationIntense weary annoyance
- vexationFrustrated annoyance
agitation · resentment · displeasure · pique · testiness · peevishness · gall · bitterness · provocation · rankles
soreness
Tender, painful sensation
- rawnessUnrefined or exposed state
- painBodily or emotional distress
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
stinging · burning · smarting · swelling · redness · blistering · itching · sensitivity · peeling · inflammation
friction
Resistance between touching surfaces
- tensionStretched or strained state
- discordLack of agreement
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
clash · dispute · opposition · rivalry · contention · strife · dissension · resentment · hostility · animosity
restless
Unable to be still
agitated · impatient · anxious · edgy · tense · yearning · itching · fretful · straining · bristling
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- promptsprompt, prompts, prompting, cue, hint
chafessoothes
Gently relieves distress
heals · lubricates · moisturizes · protects · cushions
- chafing dishHeated vessel for serving
- chafing dishesHeated serving containers