rubbing

Definition

  • noun: an image of a surface that is made by placing paper over it and rubbing the paper with a pencil, crayon, etc.
  • noun: an image of a raised, incised, or textured surface obtained by placing paper over it and rubbing the paper with a colored substance
  • synonyms: friction

Examples

  • It's bad enough that he beat me, but the way he keeps talking about it is just 'rubbing salt in the wound'.

  • The back of my shoe is 'rubbing' against my heel and giving me a blister.

  • She keeps 'rubbing in' the fact that she makes more money than I do.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) we'll be rich men. You can buy an eye what actually fits and is made of glass. This one does splinter something terrible. Stop rubbing it. What Code is Gibbs to keep to if the worst should happen? Pirate's Code. Any man who falls behind is left behind. (..)
    2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl