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Also Inflected form of rub

rubbing

rub·bing

UK/ˈɹʌbɪŋ/ US/ˈrʌbɪŋ/ fairly common

noun

1.

the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

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2.

representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal

3.

effort expended in rubbing one object against another

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From Middle English rubbinge, rubbynge, equivalent to rub + -ing.

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