Uttal

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Definitioner

Substantiv

  1. The inedible parts of a grain-producing plant.
  2. By extension, any excess or unwanted material, resource, or person; anything worthless.
  3. Loose material dropped from aircraft specifically to interfere with radar detection.
  4. Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.
  5. Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.

Verb

  1. (intransitive) To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to banter.
  2. (transitive) To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in ironical or bantering language; to quiz.

Exempel

  • To separate out the chaff, early cultures tossed baskets of grain into the air and let the wind blow away the lighter chaff.
  • So take the corn and leave the chaff behind.
  • There are plenty of good books on the subject, but take care to separate the wheat from the chaff.
  • the chaff and ruin of the times
  • By adding chaff to his corn, the horse must take more time to eat it. In this way chaff is very useful.

Böjningsformer

Perfektparticipchaffed
Imperfektchaffed
Presensparticipchaffing
Tredje person singular indicativ presenschaffs

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