rubbing
[ ruhb-ing ]
/ ˈrʌb ɪŋ /
noun
an act or action of a person or thing that rubs.
an impression of an incised or sculptured surface made by laying paper over it and rubbing with heelball, graphite, or a similar substance until the image appears.
Compare
brass-rubbing.
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Definition for rubbing (2 of 2)
Origin of rub
1300–50; 1860–65
for def 18b; Middle English
rubben (v.); cognate with Frisian
rubben, Danish
rubbe, Swedish
rubba
OTHER WORDS FROM rub
un·rubbed, adjective well-rubbed, adjectiveExample sentences from the Web for rubbing
British Dictionary definitions for rubbing (1 of 2)
rubbing
/ (ˈrʌbɪŋ) /
noun
an impression taken of an incised or raised surface, such as a brass plate on a tomb, by laying paper over it and rubbing with wax, graphite, etc
British Dictionary definitions for rubbing (2 of 2)
rub
/ (rʌb) /
verb rubs, rubbing or rubbed
noun
Word Origin for rub
C15: perhaps from Low German
rubben, of obscure origin
Medical definitions for rubbing
rub
[ rŭb ]
n.
The application of friction and pressure.
Such a procedure applied to the body.
Idioms and Phrases with rubbing
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