rubbing
Example Sentences
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As the shoot unfolds, Clyde can be found affectionately rubbing Hayley’s hand, gently playing with the wedding band on her ring finger.
From Los Angeles Times
The spiders were communicating once more, slowly rubbing their great ribbed back legs together like poisonous crickets.
From Literature
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He stood there for a bit, rubbing his chin and considering.
From Literature
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As the dust from what has been a hard-fought election campaign in Thailand settles, many Thais may be rubbing their eyes and asking, "what just happened?"
From BBC
He had learned in Cub Scouts how to create sparks by rubbing stones together.
From Literature
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.