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Meanings of
scrubbing
in English
Catalan
fregada
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The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water.
scrub
scouring
Catalan
fregada
Usage of
scrubbing
in English
1
After a few minutes of us
scrubbing
,
someone said, You need water.
2
After an hour or two of
scrubbing
you'll be good as new.
3
Do we compromise our skin's health by constantly
scrubbing
off the mortar?
4
The wild thatch of his
scrubbing
-
brush
hair shone purple in the light.
5
The quick, regular strokes of the
scrubbing
brush swished through the hall.
6
Henrietta stopped just outside the room where Al was already
scrubbing
walls.
7
And I can't say the idea of some kung-fu
scrubbing
isn't tempting.
8
I was still
scrubbing
frantically when I heard a voice behind me.
9
He waded into the edge of the water and began
scrubbing
himself.
10
His skin was puffed and soft from the
scrubbing
of the bridge.
11
No amount of
scrubbing
could quite efface the traces of the catastrophe.
12
Madame Belari punished her if the staff wasted time
scrubbing
out pheromones.
13
The
scrubbing
-
brushes
on the deck above him woke Kenyon early next morning.
14
A
scrubbing
-
brush
is in many ways almost as good as a hose.
15
Then brush all along the gum line with a little
scrubbing
action.
16
Billy was awakened by the
scrubbing
of the decks over his head.
Other examples for "scrubbing"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
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scrubbing
scrubb
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
good scrubbing
thorough scrubbing
vigorous scrubbing
little scrubbing
much scrubbing
Translations for
scrubbing
Catalan
fregada
Scrubbing
through the time
Scrubbing
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common