- present participle of rub.
rubbing
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Reddington, looking upset, could be seen consoling his client, holding her in a side hug and rubbing her back as journalists left court.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
In the kitchen, Gruel recommends rubbing it with avocado oil, salt and fresh herbs.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
It may even put your digital self on the field and make you part of the competition, rubbing virtual shoulders with your favorite players.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026
President Donald Trump’s latest financial disclosures, released Tuesday by the U.S. government, are rubbing salt in their wounds.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 2, 2026
The wolf laughed, a sound like gravel rubbing against meaner gravel.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
Similarly, a study published in May in the journal Communications Biology found that elephants form complex "sentences" through their various rumbles, ear flags, trunk rubbings and other actions.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2024
Visitors are invited to make rubbings, with paper, on their surfaces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 27, 2022
In 2016 graphic designer Marina Willer created a booklet of neon rubbings; manhole colouring books are available for people seeking mindfulness; and a Shoreditch company offers framed prints of rubbings for £80.
From BBC ● May 14, 2021
This week, participants will learn about Sari Dienes, who frequently used ink and webril, a cotton-based material used in the medical industry, to make rubbings of Manhattan’s subway grates, pavement cracks and maintenance hole covers.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2021
She pulled out a brood frame, a canvas of whirling blacks and grays, with rubbings of silver.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
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Visual Arts - Introductory
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