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Significados de rubbing away en inglés

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Process of scuffing, scratching, wearing down, marring, or rubbing away.

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Uso de rubbing away en inglés
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Charlotte was rubbing away at an old brass candlestick upon the dressing-table.
Mrs. Red Pepper
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She drew a hand down her face, rubbing away the sweat.
Assail
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Sonny in her arms wriggling, sandpaper voice rubbing away.
The Tracey Fragments
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Robert Neville's hands went limp and slid off her calves, rubbing away part of the tan.
I Am Legend
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Polishing Refines the finish of an object by rubbing away the top layer of the surface.
The Guardian
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I sit up in bed and bring my palms to my eyes, rubbing away the exhaustion.
The whore of babylon, a memoir
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There's something about Candy Crush Saga's success that is rubbing away at a raw nerve for many gamers.
The Guardian
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Melrose took it eagerly, put up his eyeglass, and, rubbing away with his handkerchief, searched for the mark.
The Mating of Lydia
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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
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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
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The very nearness of the woman was like a gentle, cool hand caressing his forehead and rubbing away the troubles.
Trailin'!
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Nathan was rubbing away.
Delta girls
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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.
The Time Traders
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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.
Mass casualties: a young medic's true story of death, deception,...
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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.
Nocturnal
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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.
One of Ours
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Translations for rubbing away
portugués
abrasão
Rubbing away a través del tiempo
Rubbing away por variante geográfica
Reino Unido
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