: an image of a raised, incised, or textured surface obtained by placing paper over it and rubbing the paper with a colored substance
Examples of rubbing in a Sentence
He made a rubbing of the old tombstone.
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The mist goes on totally clear and doesn’t require any rubbing.
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Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 16 June 2025
Even if there’s plenty of natural wetness involved, any amount of friction can translate as painful rubbing and tugging.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 June 2025
No rubbing of a magical genie bottle is needed, simply scroll on to find out!
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 May 2025
It is based on a rubbing that was taken by Suh and his assistants while blindfolded — a nod to the censorship of the military’s violent response and its absence from South Korean collective memory.
—Megan Williams, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
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Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 16 June 2025
Even if there’s plenty of natural wetness involved, any amount of friction can translate as painful rubbing and tugging.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 June 2025
No rubbing of a magical genie bottle is needed, simply scroll on to find out!
—Skyler Caruso, People.com, 26 May 2025
It is based on a rubbing that was taken by Suh and his assistants while blindfolded — a nod to the censorship of the military’s violent response and its absence from South Korean collective memory.
—Megan Williams, CNN Money, 1 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rubbing
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“Rubbing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rubbing. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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