rubbing
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rubbing¹
- /ˈɹʌbɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ʌbɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English rubbinge, rubbynge, equivalent to rub + -ing.
noun rubbings
- An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent. He was delighted to come across a little-worn crest of the old Great Eastern Railway, never dreaming that such a relic would still be in use, and was taking a pencil-rubbing to add to his collection.
rubbing²
- /ˈɹʌbɪŋ/
Rhymes with -ʌbɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of rub
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: friction, detrition, scrubbing, driving, frictional, massage, squeezing, threshing, abrasion, chafing, stroking, hype, scrub, scouring, polishing, abrading
Translations
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noun impression of an embossed or incised surface
| Español | rozamiento, frotamiento |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 拓本 takuhon |
| 中文 | 拓印圖 /拓印图 tàyìntú, 拓片 tàpiàn, 拓本 tàběn, 拓印 tàyìn |
| Português | esfregação |
| Français | frottement |
| Italiano | sfregamento, sfregatura |
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