All rubbing synonyms
rub·bing
R r noun rubbing
- application — An application for something such as a job or membership of an organization is a formal written request for it.
- abrasion — An abrasion is an area on a person's body where the skin has been scraped.
- filings — Plural form of filing.
- chafing — to wear or abrade by rubbing: He chafed his shoes on the rocks.
- dosing — a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.
- creaming — the fatty part of milk, which rises to the surface when the liquid is allowed to stand unless homogenized.
- kneading — Present participle of knead.
- massage — the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc.
- friction — surface resistance to relative motion, as of a body sliding or rolling.
- attrition — Attrition is a process in which you steadily reduce the strength of an enemy by continually attacking them.
adj rubbing
- grinding — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- bone-crushing — powerful or constricting enough to crush one's bones: a bone-crushing handshake.