The wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice.
Effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure.
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Examples for "rubbing"
Examples for "rubbing"
1The lawyer took off his spectacles; he began rubbing the glasses carefully.
2The stock market investors must have been rubbing their hands with glee.
3Raisin Eyes flopped forward, left hand rubbing circles on his right shoulder.
4The polisher is used by rubbing with the grain of the wood.
5Arlen exuded calm; the two women might have been cows rubbing shoulders.
1News reports detail a recovery beset by delays, bureaucracy, and political friction.
2Former U.S. officials said China would be pleased by the U.S.-Philippines friction.
3Where does the energy come from for friction to do positive work?
4For the analysis, the friction period was estimated from recent French data.
5Syria has been a point of friction between Russia and the West.
Translations for detrition