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- [ruhb-ing]
- /ˈrʌb ɪŋ/
- /ˈrʌbɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ruhb-ing]
- /ˈrʌb ɪŋ/
Definitions of rubbing word
- noun rubbing an act or instance of rubbing: an alcohol rub. 1
- noun rubbing something that annoys or irritates one's feelings, as a sharp criticism, a sarcastic remark, or the like: to resent rubs concerning one's character. 1
- noun rubbing an annoying experience or circumstance. 1
- noun rubbing an obstacle, impediment, or difficulty: We'd like to travel, but the rub is that we have no money. 1
- noun rubbing a rough or abraded area caused by rubbing. 1
- verb with object rubbing to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to pressure and friction, as in cleaning, smoothing, polishing, coating, massaging, or soothing: to rub a table top with wax polish; to rub the entire back area. 1
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Origin of rubbing
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at rub, -ing1
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Parts of speech for Rubbing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
rubbing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rubbing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rubbing
noun rubbing
- abrasion — An abrasion is an area on a person's body where the skin has been scraped.
- application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
- attrition — Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
- creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- dosing — a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
adj rubbing
- bone-crushing — powerful or constricting enough to crush one's bones: a bone-crushing handshake.
- grinding — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
Top questions with rubbing
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