scrubbing
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- noun
- /ˈskrʌbɪŋ/
:
fregado
- Then came the scrubbing, out in the back yard.
- scrubbing pads
- kitchen scrubbing
- sponges for scrubbing
Another downfall is overzealous use of it over scrubbing at the skin.
- Another downfall is overzealous use of it over scrubbing at the skin.
Examples
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You gentlemen can watch while I'm scrubbing the floors, and I'm scrubbing the floors while you're gawking.
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Sorry, we were scrubbing the patio and now it's set up.
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After they took Mike away, she got a second job at night scrubbing floors in a downtown office building.
Fiction book (2001) -
I was on the floor, on my knees, scrubbing toilets and scrubbing floors.
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Now the more the rug dried after its scrubbing, the more its young beauty was restored.
Fiction book (1998) -
The rest carried out various tasks, not least cleaning the ship, scrubbing decks, polishing brass and painting woodwork.
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After a long day, she spent two hours on the scrubbing of the kitchen floor to make it shine.
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The scrubbing of the old wooden table revealed its natural beauty underneath layers of grime.
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His task involved the scrubbing of dirty dishes before they could be put away in the cupboard.
Synonyms
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The act of removing dirt and dust from a place or object
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An act of cleaning something with water, often using soap
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The act of cleaning something with water and soap
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A hard rubbing of a surface to clean it
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Making something clean by removing dirt
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Cleaning a surface by rubbing it hard with a brush and soap
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Etymology
The word scrubbing comes from the verb scrub, which originally meant 'to rub hard', much like the simple word rub. So a scrubbing is simply the action of cleaning by rubbing a surface with a brush, soap, and water.