- present participle of scrub.
scrubbing
Example Sentences
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While they do light cleaning, they typically draw the line at deep scrubbing, and they oversee not just the kids but all the details that keep a household running smoothly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
It took only a few months before scrubbing vehicles was more lucrative than insurance, and he quit the desk job to do detailing full time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
A common industrial approach, aqueous amine scrubbing, requires heating large amounts of liquid to temperatures above 100 °C to release the captured CO2 and reuse the solution.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
The top of the dresser needed serious rehab: scrubbing, sanding and repainting to create a shiny finish.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 4, 2026
Two Rus-sian women prisoners were scrubbing the wall, but they could not remove the tar-based paint.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
