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US
/ˈɹəbɪŋ/
]
[ UK /ɹˈʌbɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /ɹˈʌbɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal
- the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
- effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
How To Use rubbing In A Sentence
- Over the winter months we've been doing a great deal of clearing up on our part-neglected croft garden, grubbing out and shredding dead shrubs and cutting back those that have either grown too large or are crowding others.
- Open pores are more affected by rubbing or abrasion, causing these fabrics to wear out sooner.
- Before scrubbing, gowning, and gloving, the surgeon usually performs a rectal examination and proctoscopy to suction out any remaining stool in the distal rectum.
- Tru hung her gown away safely, then tore off her sweat-soaked uniform before she sloshed water all over her body, scrubbing away her stench with soap.
- It would free us up time to get on with scrubbing ourselves with carbolic soap…
- You're a con man and a money-grubbing sellout.
- [She has risen and stands rubbing her arm and recovering her placidity, which is considerable.] Complete Project Gutenberg John Galsworthy Works
- I didn't answer her, just kept scrubbing the toilet clean while Colleen trickled Visine into her eyes.
- A child might not complain of itching, but she might be rubbing her eyes or nose repeatedly.
- The skin of people with EB simplex is so fragile that even minor rubbing may cause blistering.
