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Meanings of rubbing away in English
Process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away.
Synonyms
Examples for "wearing"
Examples for "wearing"
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So just top line question; is wearing sunscreen still a good idea?
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But her story runs far deeper than simply wearing the right clothes.
3
The New York Times recently reported US business executives are wearing beards.
4
Air New Zealand employees will be wearing a new uniform next year.
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You would certainly see someone coming for a long way wearing that.
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The change would allow companies to build new commercial airports from scratch.
2
Problem is, with a new virus, scientists have to start from scratch.
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This company was started from scratch and was delivered within a year.
4
Or he'll take a new sheet of paper and start from scratch.
5
The South Sudan government had to almost build the country from scratch.
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But officials acknowledge they are barely scratching the surface of the problem.
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The only sound was the scratching of the pens over the paper.
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I said, scratching behind his ears just the way he liked it.
4
Webmonkey: Many successful web applications start with developers scratching their own itch.
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In your incident report from last night, you didn't mention scratching him.
1
Nervous intensity may not so much mar the effect of earnest debate.
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The grandmother remained silent, not to mar the happiness of the child.
3
This would anticipate the author and mar the interest of his story.
4
For some time nothing occurred to mar the peace of the household.
5
I never make in such matters,-ormar if I can help it.
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The abrasion-effects produced by the impact of the snow particles were astonishing.
2
No bruising or abrasion in the area of the anus or genitalia.
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The material isn't designed to withstand assaults from sharps or high abrasion.
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Lisa held a rectangular card to the left of the abrasion.
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Water, wind, and abrasion resistant, the jacket kept the elements out.
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When not in use, it can be removed without marring the casing.
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The entry of Heracles practically makes the play double, marring its continuity.
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One should use a chin-rest to prevent perspiration from marring the varnish.
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Anything to keep a frown from marring the- Imeanfrom your face.
5
Like a blotch marring the burgeoning blue, the wolf leaped behind Custo.
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On the sidewalk she heard the brooding scuff of heavy work boots.
2
I'm happy to report I didn't leave a single scuff or scratch.
3
Then suddenly I heard the faint scuff of a shoe, just outside.
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Even now, Raley and I could see scuff patches on the road.
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The boys waved, and with a scuff of their snow-shoes were off.
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She hardly ever used it at home, for fear of scuffing it.
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There was a slight breeze coming in off the sea, scuffing whitecaps.
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A scuffing of something soft against the hard bark of the tree.
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Five figures crowded the narrow corridor, their bare feet scuffing the floor.
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Raskan set off for the stables, his heels scuffing on the cobblestones.
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The success of the Barbie games already seems to be rubbing off.
2
I think he's rubbing off on you.' That sort of thing.
3
In short, he made the lady see the necessity of rubbing off Angouleme.
4
Hot tall people are always rubbing off on the wrong foot.
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Whatever was wrong with him, they didn't want it rubbing off on them.
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See in Lombardini, Sulle Inondazioni in Francia, p. wearing down hard rock.
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Once immobilized, it was simply a matter of wearing down the armor.
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An enemy may imagine them wearing down their efficiency on the leash.
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The device was replaced in 2007 because its battery was wearing down.
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Kerber said that wearing down her 36-year-old rival was part of her strategy.
Usage of rubbing away in English
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Charlotte was rubbing away at an old brass candlestick upon the dressing-table.
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She drew a hand down her face, rubbing away the sweat.
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Sonny in her arms wriggling, sandpaper voice rubbing away.
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Robert Neville's hands went limp and slid off her calves, rubbing away part of the tan.
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Polishing Refines the finish of an object by rubbing away the top layer of the surface.
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I sit up in bed and bring my palms to my eyes, rubbing away the exhaustion.
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There's something about Candy Crush Saga's success that is rubbing away at a raw nerve for many gamers.
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Melrose took it eagerly, put up his eyeglass, and, rubbing away with his handkerchief, searched for the mark.
9
Has the enemy hove in sight! I exclaimed pettishly, rubbing away at my eyes to force them open.
10
The light in her hand showed smudges across her face, probably from where she'd been rubbing away her tears.
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The very nearness of the woman was like a gentle, cool hand caressing his forehead and rubbing away the troubles.
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Nathan was rubbing away.
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Ross waded into the stream, stooping to splash the brown water over his body and then rubbing away the resulting mud.
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Often I'll be sitting there and she'll come up behind me and start rubbing away -these are on her good days.
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Nick reached up quickly to cradle her cheek against his palm, his thumb rubbing away the lines of distress between her brows.
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I take no account of their kilometers, he replied dryly, rubbing away at his skirt as if he had it in a washtub.
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