"rubbing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɹʌbɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-rubbing.ogg [US] Forms: rubbings [plural]
Rhymes: -ʌbɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English rubbinge, rubbynge, equivalent to rub + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|rubbinge}} Middle English rubbinge, {{suffix|en|rub|ing}} rub + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} rubbing (plural rubbings)
  1. An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent. Translations (impression of an embossed or incised surface): 拓印圖 (Chinese Mandarin), 拓印图 (tàyìntú) (Chinese Mandarin), 拓片 (tàpiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), 拓本 (tàběn) (Chinese Mandarin), 拓印 (tàyìn) (Chinese Mandarin), afwrijfsel [neuter] (Dutch), hankauspiirros (Finnish), 拓本 (takuhon) (Japanese)
    Sense id: en-rubbing-en-noun-8tzdvd2t
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹʌbɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-rubbing.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -ʌbɪŋ Etymology: From rub + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|rub|ing}} rub + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} rubbing
  1. present participle and gerund of rub Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: rub Derived forms: beach rubbing, brass rubbing, rubbing alcohol, rubbing machine, rubbing off, rubbing oil, rubbing post, rubbing stone, rubbing strip
    Sense id: en-rubbing-en-verb-r388vFXL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 42 58
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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