What does rubbing mean?
Definitions for rubbing
ˈrʌb ɪŋrub·bing
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Princeton's WordNet
friction, rubbingnoun
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
rubbingnoun
representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal
friction, detrition, rubbingnoun
effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
Wiktionary
rubbingnoun
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.
ChatGPT
rubbing
Rubbing generally refers to the action of applying pressure and friction to a surface by moving one object back and forth over another. This can be applied to diverse contexts and can be used in the physical, as when massaging a sore muscle, or even metaphorical sense, as with two opposing viewpoints causing friction.
Webster Dictionary
Rubbing
of Rub
Rubbing
a. & n. from Rub, v
Wikidata
Rubbing
Noun 1. rubbing - the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another rubbing - the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another friction attrition, detrition, grinding, abrasion - the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice adhesive friction, traction, grip - the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves resistance - any mechanical force that tends to retard or oppose motion 2. rubbing - representation consisting of a copy made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something 3. rubbing - effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure detrition, friction attrition - the act of rubbing together; wearing something down by friction elbow grease, exertion, effort, travail, sweat - use of physical or mental energy; hard work; "he got an A for effort"; "they managed only with great exertion"
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of rubbing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of rubbing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of rubbing in a Sentence
The politicians have always been in conflict on how to carve up the cake. This obstructs any reforms and reveals them as a bunch of liars to international opinion, the wide scope of these protests is evidence of the buildup of the crisis and that it is rubbing salt in the citizens' wounds.
He said he had to go in, but he didn’t tell me that the way he was going to go in was not using lubricant like a doctor would. He just kept rubbing back and forth — that’s when I knew something was going on...Then he put his fingers up inside me. he’s an Olympic doctor and he should know what he is doing.
Israel’s enemies are watching this and rubbing their hands in glee, and that affects American national security interests as well because we depend on Israel to stabilize the region.
I remember a male employee coming up behind me while I worked, pinning me against a table and rubbing his penis against my rear.
I think the improvement is the fact that we get this very resistant coating, so generally these superhydrophobic coatings are very mechanically weak, so can be easily rubbed off over time, whereas by applying this spray adhesive we've managed to get very resistant coatings that are resistant to, as I say, rubbing or scratching and with sandpaper and so on.
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- frotamientoSpanish
- frottementFrench
- fricçãoPortuguese
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