シルシル verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
シルシル verb (to rub something against (a second thing))

Akan

1 entries

twiw verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Albanian

1 entries

fërkoj verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

τρῖψις noun (act of rubbing)
τρίβω verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Arabic

4 entries

حَكَّ verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
دَعَك verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
فرك verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
فرك verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Armenian

1 entries

շփել verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Aromanian

1 entries

frec verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Assamese

4 entries

ঘঁহা verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
মজা verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
মাজা verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
সনা verb (to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)

Asturian

2 entries

esfregar verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
frotar verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

ovuşdurmaq verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
sürtdürmək verb (to rub something against (a second thing))
sürtmək verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
sürtmək verb (to rub something against (a second thing))

Bashkir

4 entries

уҡалау verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
ышҡылыу verb (to be rubbed against something)
ышҡыу verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
ышҡыу verb (to rub something against (a second thing))

Belarusian

1 entries

це́рці verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Bengali

1 entries

ঘষা verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Bulgarian

4 entries

затруднение noun (difficulty or problem)
триене noun (act of rubbing)
търкане noun (act of rubbing)
натривам verb (to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)

Burmese

1 entries

ပွတ် verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Catalan

4 entries

fregar verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
fregar verb (to rub something against (a second thing))
fregar-se verb (to be rubbed against something)
polir verb (to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)

Central Kurdish

1 entries

سوون verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Central Sierra Miwok

1 entries

čijá·k verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Chinese Cantonese

3 entries

捽 verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
擦 verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
磨 verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

摩擦 noun (act of rubbing)
抹 verb (to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)
揉 verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
擦 verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Church Slavic

1 entries

трѣти verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Czech

2 entries

mnout verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
třít verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Danish

4 entries

gnave verb (to be rubbed against something)
gnide verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
gnugge verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
polere verb (to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)

Dutch

1 entries

wrijven verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Esperanto

1 entries

froti verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Finnish

4 entries

hankaus noun (act of rubbing)
hangata verb (to rub something against (a second thing))
hangata verb (to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)
hieroa verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

French

4 entries

friction noun (act of rubbing)
hic noun (difficulty or problem)
frotter verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
frotter verb (to rub something against (a second thing))

Friulian

1 entries

freâ verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Galician

4 entries

esfregar verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
fregar verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
fretar verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
refregar verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Georgian

4 entries

ხახუნი noun (act of rubbing)
გახახუნება verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
გახახუნება verb (to rub something against (a second thing))
ხახუნი verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

German

4 entries

abreiben verb (to rub something against (a second thing))
aufpolieren verb (to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)
einreiben verb (to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)
polieren verb (to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)

Greek

2 entries

τρίψιμο noun (act of rubbing)
τρίβω verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Hebrew

1 entries

שפשף verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Hindi

1 entries

रगड़ना verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Hungarian

4 entries

dörzsölés noun (act of rubbing)
dörzsölődés noun (act of rubbing)
súrlódás noun (act of rubbing)
dörgöl verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Indonesian

4 entries

gosok verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
gosok verb (to rub something against (a second thing))
gosok verb (to be rubbed against something)
gosok verb (to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)

Ingrian

2 entries

heeroa verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
hiuttaa verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Irish

1 entries

cuimil verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Italian

3 entries

strofinamento noun (act of rubbing)
fregare verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
strofinare verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Japanese

1 entries

擦る verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Kashubian

1 entries

trzéc verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Kazakh

1 entries

уқалау verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Khmer

4 entries

ជូត verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
ឈ្លី verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
ដដុស verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
ប្រនៀល verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Korean

1 entries

비비다 verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

жышуу verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
сүртүү verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Lao

3 entries

ຂັດ verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
ຖູ verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
ສີ verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Latgalian

1 entries

treit verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Latin

1 entries

fricō verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Latvian

1 entries

trīt verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Lithuanian

1 entries

trinti verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Lower Sorbian

1 entries

trěś verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Luxembourgish

1 entries

reiwen verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Macedonian

1 entries

трие verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Maltese

1 entries

għorok verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Middle English

4 entries

rubben verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
rubben verb (to rub something against (a second thing))
rubben verb (to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)
rubben verb (to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)

Mongolian

1 entries

урэх verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Māori

4 entries

mirimiri verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
mirimiri verb (to rub something against (a second thing))
orooro verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
orooro verb (to rub something against (a second thing))

Norman

1 entries

frotter verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Occitan

2 entries

fregar verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
fretar verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Old Czech

1 entries

dřieti verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Old English

1 entries

gnīdan verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Papiamentu

1 entries

frega verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Persian

1 entries

مالیدن verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Polish

3 entries

ocierać verb (to rub something against (a second thing))
trzeć verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
wcierać verb (to spread a substance thinly over; to smear)

Portuguese

4 entries

fricção noun (act of rubbing)
esfregar verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
esfregar verb (to rub something against (a second thing))
raspado verb (to be rubbed against something)

Quechua

1 entries

thupay verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Romanian

2 entries

freca verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
freca verb (to rub something against (a second thing))

Romansch

1 entries

sgrattar verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Russian

4 entries

загво́здка noun (difficulty or problem)
затрудне́ние noun (difficulty or problem)
расти́рка noun (any substance designed to be applied by rubbing)
растира́ние noun (any substance designed to be applied by rubbing)

Sanskrit

1 entries

घर्षति verb (to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)

Sardinian

4 entries

friare verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
fricare verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
frigare verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
friài verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Scottish Gaelic

1 entries

slìog verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

ribati verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
trljati verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
рибати verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
трљати verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Sicilian

1 entries

fricari verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Slovak

3 entries

trenie noun (act of rubbing)
šúchanie noun (act of rubbing)
trieť verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Slovene

2 entries

drgniti verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
trẹ́ti verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Southern Altai

2 entries

сӱртер verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
јыш verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Spanish

4 entries

frotación noun (act of rubbing)
frotamiento noun (act of rubbing)
frote noun (act of rubbing)
colidir (desus.) verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Sranan Tongo

1 entries

frifi verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Sundanese

4 entries

kosok verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
kosok verb (to rub something against (a second thing))
kosok verb (to be rubbed against something)
kosok verb (to scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse)

Swedish

3 entries

gnida verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
gno verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
gnugga verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Tajik

1 entries

молидан verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Thai

3 entries

ขัด verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
ถู verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
สี verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Tocharian B

1 entries

kānt verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Tooro

2 entries

kuuba verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
singa verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Turkish

4 entries

ovalama noun (act of rubbing)
ovma noun (act of rubbing)
dokundurmak verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
sürtmek verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Ukrainian

1 entries

те́рти verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Upper Sorbian

1 entries

trěć verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Urdu

1 entries

رگڑنا verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Uzbek

1 entries

ishqalamoq verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Vietnamese

4 entries

cọ xát verb (to rub something against (a second thing))
cọ xát verb (to be rubbed against something)
thoa verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
xoa verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Yiddish

1 entries

רײַבן verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Zazaki

3 entries

vılênayış noun (act of rubbing)
sawen verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
werênen verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Zealandic

2 entries

vrieve verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)
vruve verb (to move one object while maintaining contact with another object over some area)

Sample sentences

27 total sentences available.

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During prohibition days, racketeers used to rub each other out to get control of the rum-running racket.

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Rub salt in the wound.

Source: tatoeba (19564)

Never rub your eyes with dirty hands.

Source: tatoeba (25715)

It's in pencil so you can rub it out if you need to.

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