Synonyms for rubbing
ˈrʌb ɪŋrub·bing

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1. friction, rubbingnoun

   the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

   Synonyms:
   detrition, friction, clash

2. rubbingnoun

   representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal

   Synonyms:
   friction, detrition

3. friction, detrition, rubbingnoun

   effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

   Synonyms:
   corrasion, abrasion, detrition, attrition, friction, clash, grinding

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1. • Representation
   • Resistance

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1. rubbingnoun

   Synonyms:
   attrition, abrasion, friction

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1. rubbingnoun

   Synonyms:
   friction, abrasion, attrition, chafing, fraying, embrocation, massage

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1. List of paraphrases for "rubbing":

   friction, scrub, scrubbing, chafing, massage

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1. Martin Cooper:

   You could tell I was not averse to rubbing his nose in this thing. He was polite to me, to this day, Joel does not remember that phone call, and I guess I don’t blame him.

2. Christie Achenbach:

   He said his new way of treating people was going internally and manipulating the pelvic floor in order to help with any problem a female might have, he said he had to go in, but he didn’t tell me that the way he was going to go in was not using lubricant like a doctor would. He just kept rubbing back and forth — that’s when I knew something was going on...Then he put his fingers up inside me.

3. James Scott:

   Rubbing alcohol has long been used in medicine as a disinfectant for skin surfaces and environmental surfaces, it has been generally thought that rubbing alcohol was fairly safe from the emergence of resistance amid susceptible germs. This interesting and carefully done study refutes that assumption.

4. Fabiana Santos:

   I remember a male employee coming up behind me while I worked, pinning me against a table and rubbing his penis against my rear.

5. One EU diplomat:

   He's rubbing a lot of people the wrong way, what we think is important is that the ranks are closed... We're not going to pay with a free trade treaty with something that is illegal in the first place.