Definitions

rubbing

[ruhb-ing] / ˈrʌb ɪŋ /

ADJECTIVE

grinding

Synonyms

STRONG

crumbling crunching crushing disintegrating eroding granulating grating milling powdering pulverizing scraping shivering smashing

WEAK

bone-crushing

NOUN

abrasion

Synonyms

STRONG

chafing erosion grating scratching

WEAK

abrading scuffing

NOUN

application

Synonyms

STRONGEST

treatment

STRONG

administration

WEAK

administering applying creaming dosing oiling

NOUN

attrition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erosion

STRONG

abrasion attenuation debilitation depreciation disintegration grinding thinning weakening wear

Antonyms

WEAK

building happiness strengthening

NOUN

massage

Synonyms

STRONG

beating manipulation stroking

WEAK

back rub chirapsia rolfing rubbing-down

NOUN

touch

Synonyms

STRONGEST

communication contact feeling taste

STRONG

blow brush caress collision contingence crash cuddling embrace feel fondling graze grope handling hit hug impact junction kiss lick manipulation nudge palpation pat peck perception percussion petting push rub scratch shock stroking tap touching

WEAK

taction

Antonyms

STRONG

failure loss

WEAK

lot

Example Sentences

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Here he was, bald as an egg, and Mrs. McCluskey kept rubbing his head with Vaseline to make the hair grow.

From Literature

Yet wrapped up in his peculiarity has been a knack for rubbing America’s face in realities.

From The Wall Street Journal

And as much as I loved holding a cottontail in my arms and rubbing its soft fur with my cheek, I loved it even more in a stew with a few carrots.

From Literature

“It’s homework,” he muttered, rubbing stubborn sleep out of his eyes.

From Literature

“What’s for dinner?” he asks, rubbing his front paws together hungrily.

From Literature

rubbing

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