Scrubbing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

clean with hard rubbing

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/skɹˈʌbɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/skɹˈʌbɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/skɹˈʌbɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /skɹˈʌbɪŋ/.

Examples

She scrubbed his back
surgeons must scrub prior to an operation
Call off the engagement

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

scratch scrub up cancel scour scrub call off scouring

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
verb	clean with hard rubbing “She scrubbed his back”
verb	wash thoroughly “surgeons must scrub prior to an operation”
verb	postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled “Call off the engagement”

Word Forms

scrub	verb	wash thoroughly
scour	verb	clean with hard rubbing
scrub	noun	the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
scrubber	noun	a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck)
scrubbing	noun	the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
scour	noun	a place that is scoured (especially by running water)
scourer	noun	someone who cleanses by scouring
scouring	noun	the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
cancellation	noun	the act of cancelling; calling off some arrangement

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schrubben

der Vorgang des Reinigens einer Oberfläche durch Reiben mit einer Bürste und Seife und Wasser

🇫🇷French

lavage

le fait de nettoyer une surface en la frottant avec une brosse et de l'eau et du savon

🇪🇸Spanish

depuración

el acto de limpiar una superficie frotándola con un cepillo y agua y jabón

🇮🇹Italian

strofinamento

l'atto di pulire una superficie strofinandola con una spazzola e acqua e sapone

🇳🇱Dutch

schrobben

de handeling waarbij een oppervlak wordt gereinigd door erover te wrijven met een borstel en water en zeep

🇵🇹Portuguese

esfregando

o ato de limpar uma superfície esfregando-a com uma escova e água e sabão

🇷🇺Russian

чистка

процесс очистки поверхности путем протирания ее щеткой с мылом и водой

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्क्रबिंग

किसी सतह को ब्रश और साबुन और पानी से रगड़कर साफ करने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

স্ক্রাবিং

একটি ব্রাশ এবং সাবান এবং জল দিয়ে ঘষে একটি পৃষ্ঠ পরিষ্কার করার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

தேய்த்தல்

ஒரு தூரிகை மற்றும் சோப்பு மற்றும் தண்ணீரால் தேய்த்து ஒரு மேற்பரப்பை சுத்தம் செய்யும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్క్రబ్బింగ్

బ్రష్ మరియు సబ్బు మరియు నీటితో రుద్దడం ద్వారా ఉపరితలాన్ని శుభ్రపరిచే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

स्क्रबिंग

ब्रश आणि साबण आणि पाण्याने पृष्ठभाग घासून स्वच्छ करण्याची क्रिया

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ક્રબિંગ

સપાટીને બ્રશ અને સાબુ અને પાણીથી ઘસીને તેને સાફ કરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಕ್ರಬ್ಬಿಂಗ್

ಬ್ರಷ್ ಮತ್ತು ಸಾಬೂನು ಮತ್ತು ನೀರಿನಿಂದ ಉಜ್ಜುವ ಮೂಲಕ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯನ್ನು ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്ക്രബ്ബിംഗ്

ഒരു ബ്രഷും സോപ്പും വെള്ളവും ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ഉരച്ച് ഉപരിതലം വൃത്തിയാക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਰਗੜਨਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਸਤਹ ਨੂੰ ਬੁਰਸ਼ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਬਣ ਅਤੇ ਪਾਣੀ ਨਾਲ ਰਗੜ ਕੇ ਸਾਫ਼ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

اسکربنگ

کسی سطح کو برش اور صابن اور پانی سے رگڑ کر صاف کرنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

擦洗

用刷子、肥皂和水擦拭表面来清洁表面的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

ゴシゴシ

ブラシと石鹸と水で表面をこすって表面をきれいにする行為

🇰🇷Korean

닦고

솔과 비누, 물로 표면을 문질러 청소하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chà xát

hành động làm sạch bề mặt bằng cách chà xát nó bằng bàn chải, xà phòng và nước

🇹🇭Thai

ขัดถู

การทำความสะอาดพื้นผิวด้วยการถูด้วยแปรง สบู่ และน้ำ

🇮🇩Indonesian

penggosokan

tindakan membersihkan permukaan dengan menggosoknya menggunakan sikat, sabun, dan air

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkayod

ang pagkilos ng paglilinis ng isang ibabaw sa pamamagitan ng pagkuskos nito ng brush at sabon at tubig

🇲🇾Malay

menyental

perbuatan membersihkan permukaan dengan menggosoknya dengan berus dan sabun dan air

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الغسل

عملية تنظيف السطح عن طريق فركه بفرشاة وصابون وماء

🇮🇷Persian

شستشو

عمل تمیز کردن سطح با مالش آن با برس و صابون و آب

🇹🇷Turkish

ovma

bir yüzeyi fırça, sabun ve su ile ovalayarak temizleme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

קרצוף

פעולת ניקוי משטח על ידי שפשוף עם מברשת ומים וסבון

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The primary meaning of 'scrubbing' is 'the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water'.

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