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Rubbing   /rˈəbɪŋ/   Listen
Rubbing

noun
1.
The resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another.  Synonym: friction.
2.
Representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal.
3.
Effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure.  Synonyms: detrition, friction.


Rub

verb
(past & past part. rubbed; pres. part. rubbing)
1.
Move over something with pressure.  "Rub oil into her skin"
2.
Cause friction.  Synonyms: chafe, fray, fret, scratch.
3.
Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching.  Synonyms: itch, scratch.



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"Rubbing" Quotes from Famous Books



... had then two voices, and two only. The nearer was the voice of the wind in his ears rising and falling as it mauled and thrust him hard or softly. The second and distant one was the moan of that unplummetted ocean below and afar—rubbing its restless flank against the ...
— A Pair of Blue Eyes • Thomas Hardy
... up on Miles, rubbing against him and purring like a cat. Sometimes one hit him like a sledgehammer. This one just seemed ...
— Oomphel in the Sky • Henry Beam Piper
... undoubtedly a leading citizen," he observed, looking at the ceiling and rubbing his nose absently. The irony of this, if he intended any, was well hidden. William Holton, president of the First National Bank, was a business rival, and Amzi never abused his competitors. Having satisfied his curiosity as to the ceiling, he announced his complete acquiescence in the idea of ...
— Otherwise Phyllis • Meredith Nicholson
... collar of which he was very proud. One day a clerk had slipped it off to examine the medals which were hung on it and in the hurry of extra work it was laid down and forgotten. Owney was too wise to leave his collar behind him, so putting his nose through it and rubbing his head against a post, he slipped it on for himself. After this he was often made to put on his ...
— Friends and Helpers • Sarah J. Eddy
... crouched, rubbing its blunt nose against her hands and peering furtively up into her face and quickly down again. Flamby studied the little creature with an oddly ...
— The Orchard of Tears • Sax Rohmer


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