Rubbing

//ˈɹʌbɪŋ//

Synonyms for "rubbing" (89 found)

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Noun(2 words)
contritiondetrition

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Noun(1 words)
friction

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Translations

15 translations across 9 languages.

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Catalan

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  • fregadissa noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)
  • fregament noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries
  • 拓印 noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)
  • 拓印圖 /拓印图 noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)
  • 拓本 noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)
  • 拓片 noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)

Dutch

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  • afwrijfsel noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)

Finnish

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  • hankauspiirros noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)

French

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  • frottement noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)

Italian

2 entries
  • sfregamento noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)
  • sfregatura noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)

Japanese

1 entries
  • 拓本 noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)

Portuguese

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  • esfregação noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)

Spanish

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  • frotamiento noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)
  • rozamiento noun (impression of an embossed or incised surface)

Sample sentences

11 total sentences available.

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Cut that out. You're just rubbing salt in the poor guy's wounds.

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He was rubbing his hands over the report of the result.

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He stood by the gate, rubbing his hands together.

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Now that you mention it. Yeek, Hideki's habits are rubbing off on me!

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