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Meanings of rubbing away in English

Portuguese
abrasão
Catalan
abrasió
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Process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away.

abrasão
Usage of rubbing away in English
1
Charlotte was rubbing away at an old brass candlestick upon the dressing-table.
Mrs. Red Pepper
2
She drew a hand down her face, rubbing away the sweat.
Assail
3
Sonny in her arms wriggling, sandpaper voice rubbing away.
The Tracey Fragments
4
Robert Neville's hands went limp and slid off her calves, rubbing away part of the tan.
I Am Legend
5
Polishing Refines the finish of an object by rubbing away the top layer of the surface.
The Guardian
6
I sit up in bed and bring my palms to my eyes, rubbing away the exhaustion.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
7
There's something about Candy Crush Saga's success that is rubbing away at a raw nerve for many gamers.
The Guardian
8
Melrose took it eagerly, put up his eyeglass, and, rubbing away with his handkerchief, searched for the mark.
The Mating of Lydia
9
Has the enemy hove in sight! I exclaimed pettishly, rubbing away at my eyes to force them open.
The Congo Rovers: A Story of the Slave Squadron
10
The light in her hand showed smudges across her face, probably from where she'd been rubbing away her tears.
The Wise Man’s Fear
11
The very nearness of the woman was like a gentle, cool hand caressing his forehead and rubbing away the troubles.
Trailin'!
12
Nathan was rubbing away.
Delta girls
13
Ross waded into the stream, stooping to splash the brown water over his body and then rubbing away the resulting mud.
The Time Traders
14
Often I'll be sitting there and she'll come up behind me and start rubbing away -these are on her good days.
Mass casualties: a young medic's true story of death, deception,...
15
Nick reached up quickly to cradle her cheek against his palm, his thumb rubbing away the lines of distress between her brows.
Nocturnal
16
I take no account of their kilometers, he replied dryly, rubbing away at his skirt as if he had it in a washtub.
One of Ours
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Translations for rubbing away
Portuguese
abrasão
Rubbing away through the time
Rubbing away across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common