Rubbing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌbɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌbɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌbɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌbɪŋ/.

Examples

rub my hands
rub oil into her skin
my sweater scratches

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

friction scratch chafe rub fret itch fray detrition

Parts of Speech

noun	the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
noun	representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal
noun	effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
verb	move over something with pressure “rub my hands”
verb	cause friction “my sweater scratches”
verb	scrape or rub as if to relieve itching “Don't scratch your insect bites!”

Word Forms

frictional	adjective	pertaining to or worked or produced by friction
rub	verb	cause friction
rub	noun	the act of rubbing or wiping
rubbing	noun	effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
chafe	noun	soreness and warmth caused by friction
scratch	noun	an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
scratcher	noun	a person who scratches to relieve an itch
itch	noun	an irritating cutaneous sensation that produces a desire to scratch

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Reiben

der Widerstand, der auftritt, wenn ein Körper in Kontakt mit einem anderen bewegt wird

🇫🇷French

frottement

la résistance rencontrée lorsqu'un corps est mis en contact avec un autre

🇪🇸Spanish

frotamiento

La resistencia que se encuentra cuando un cuerpo se mueve en contacto con otro.

🇮🇹Italian

sfregamento

la resistenza incontrata quando un corpo viene messo in contatto con un altro

🇳🇱Dutch

wrijven

de weerstand die wordt ondervonden wanneer het ene lichaam in contact wordt gebracht met het andere

🇵🇹Portuguese

fricção

a resistência encontrada quando um corpo é movido em contato com outro

🇷🇺Russian

трение

сопротивление, возникающее при контакте одного тела с другим

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मलाई

जब एक वस्तु दूसरे वस्तु के संपर्क में आती है तो प्रतिरोध का सामना करना पड़ता है

🇧🇩Bengali

ঘষা

প্রতিরোধের সম্মুখীন হয় যখন একটি দেহ অন্যটির সংস্পর্শে চলে যায়

🇮🇳Tamil

தேய்த்தல்

ஒரு உடல் மற்றொன்றுடன் தொடர்பு கொள்ளும்போது ஏற்படும் எதிர்ப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

రుద్దడం

ఒక శరీరం మరొకదానితో సంబంధంలో కదిలినప్పుడు ఎదురయ్యే ప్రతిఘటన

🇮🇳Marathi

घासणे

जेव्हा एक शरीर दुसर्या शरीराच्या संपर्कात हलवले जाते तेव्हा प्रतिकार होतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘસવું

જ્યારે એક શરીર બીજાના સંપર્કમાં આવે છે ત્યારે પ્રતિકારનો સામનો કરવો પડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಉಜ್ಜುವುದು

ಒಂದು ದೇಹವನ್ನು ಇನ್ನೊಂದಕ್ಕೆ ಸಂಪರ್ಕಿಸಿದಾಗ ಎದುರಾಗುವ ಪ್ರತಿರೋಧ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഉരസുന്നത്

ഒരു ശരീരം മറ്റൊന്നുമായി സമ്പർക്കം പുലർത്തുമ്പോൾ ഉണ്ടാകുന്ന പ്രതിരോധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਗੜਨਾ

ਵਿਰੋਧ ਦਾ ਸਾਹਮਣਾ ਕਰਨਾ ਪੈਂਦਾ ਹੈ ਜਦੋਂ ਇੱਕ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੂਜੇ ਦੇ ਸੰਪਰਕ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رگڑنا

مزاحمت کا سامنا اس وقت ہوتا ہے جب ایک جسم دوسرے کے ساتھ رابطے میں ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

擦

当一个物体移动并与另一个物体接触时遇到的阻力

🇯🇵Japanese

こする

ある物体が別の物体と接触して動かされるときに受ける抵抗

🇰🇷Korean

마찰

한 신체가 다른 신체와 접촉하여 움직일 때 발생하는 저항

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cọ xát

lực cản gặp phải khi một cơ thể được di chuyển tiếp xúc với cơ thể khác

🇹🇭Thai

ถู

ความต้านทานที่เกิดขึ้นเมื่อวัตถุหนึ่งถูกเคลื่อนย้ายไปสัมผัสกับอีกวัตถุหนึ่ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

gosokan

resistensi yang dihadapi ketika satu benda digerakkan bersentuhan dengan benda lain

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkuskos

ang paglaban na nakatagpo kapag ang isang katawan ay inilipat sa pakikipag-ugnay sa isa pa

🇲🇾Malay

menggosok

rintangan yang dihadapi apabila satu badan digerakkan bersentuhan dengan badan yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

فرك

المقاومة التي تحدث عندما يتحرك جسم ما في اتصال مع جسم آخر

🇮🇷Persian

مالش دادن

مقاومتی که زمانی که یک جسم در تماس با جسم دیگر حرکت می کند، با آن مواجه می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

sürtünme

bir cisim diğeriyle temas halinde hareket ettirildiğinde karşılaşılan direnç

🇮🇱Hebrew

שִׁפשׁוּף

ההתנגדות שנתקלת בה כאשר גוף אחד מוזז במגע עם גוף אחר

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The primary meaning of 'rubbing' is 'the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another'.

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