What are some opposite words for rubbing?
Antonyms for rubbing
ˈrʌb ɪŋrub·bing
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term rubbing.
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Princeton's WordNet
friction, rubbingnoun
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
rubbingnoun
representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal
friction, detrition, rubbingnoun
effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
Synonyms:
corrasion, abrasion, detrition, attrition, friction, clash, grinding
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He said he had to go in, but he didn’t tell me that the way he was going to go in was not using lubricant like a doctor would. He just kept rubbing back and forth — that’s when I knew something was going on...Then he put his fingers up inside me. he’s an Olympic doctor and he should know what he is doing.
After a while, Mr. Cosby started getting fresh. He was touching me and rubbing my leg. The next thing I remember was waking up in my car, my head hanging down from the seat, alone, i knew I was drugged because I threw up and I never threw up or drank too much. I believe that he must have put something in my drink while we were closing up the place.
There's no( rubbing) alcohol.
I think the improvement is the fact that we get this very resistant coating, so generally these superhydrophobic coatings are very mechanically weak, so can be easily rubbed off over time, whereas by applying this spray adhesive we've managed to get very resistant coatings that are resistant to, as I say, rubbing or scratching and with sandpaper and so on.
Seeing just that stream of spray going into their eyes. And then the woman officer just with her head rubbing her eyes, turning away. What did she do that day, other than show up to do her job, staring down thousands of angry people ? and then the officer who is now no longer with us, it's almost surreal, sort of walking in solitude rubbing his eyes on the Capitol steps.
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