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scrubbing

noun as in rubbing

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The first time you clean and wax your chain, make sure to thoroughly wash and scrub your bike’s drivetrain.

You might need to scrub a little with a sponge or rag, but the buildup should be loose and the stains should come out easily.

“Cleaning out a closet or scrubbing a floor, you know, the gratification is immediate, which is I think is what I need right now,” says Shaffer.

To use it, just run warm water onto your cast iron, and scrub—no soap needed.

The company's first attempt on September 28 was scrubbed due to thick clouds over the launch site at Kennedy Space Center.

She works as a maid, scrubbing floors and toilets of the well-to-do families in West Hartford, Connecticut.

First-generation girls were scrubbing floors and helping out.

Carbon utilization can offset or even exceed, the additional cost of carbon scrubbing.

Apart from slapping him and brutally scrubbing his body in the bath, she barely touched him.

Van Dien remembers the 14-hour day he spent scrubbing, with buff extras doing push-ups between takes.

Almost before I had completed the twofold process of shifting and scrubbing, the cloth was laid.

The stain can be removed by vigorous scrubbing with soap, or it will wear off gradually in a few days.

She looked at her hands and straightway she fell to scrubbing them with soap as she had never scrubbed them before.

The floors were bare, and not infrequently stood sadly in need of scrubbing.

Into every crack and corner went Josie's broom and scrubbing brush.

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On this page you'll find 7 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to scrubbing, such as: washing, cleaning, cleansing, scrub, and wash.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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