Synonyms for rubbing
ˈrʌb ɪŋrub·bing

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1. friction, rubbingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   detrition, friction, clash

2. rubbingnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   friction, detrition

3. 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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   • Resistance

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1. rubbingnoun

   Synonyms:
   attrition, abrasion, friction

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1. rubbingnoun

   Synonyms:
   friction, abrasion, attrition, chafing, fraying, embrocation, massage

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1. List of paraphrases for "rubbing":

   friction, scrub, scrubbing, chafing, massage

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1. Michael Jordan:

   But you have to realize that the reason why I was treating Michael Jordan like that is because I needed Michael Jordan to be tough in the playoffs and were facing the Indianas and Miamis and New Yorks in the Eastern Conference. Michael Jordan needed to be tough and I needed to know that I could count on Michael Jordan. And those are the kind of things where people see me acting the way I acted in practice, theyre not going to understand it. I said to Michael Jordan, Thats great because this is an opportunity. We have 10 hours here to peel back the onion and have you articulate all the things you just articulated to me. EX-NBA CHAMPION RECALLS RUBBING MICHAEL JORDAN FOR GOOD LUCK BEFORE GAME : I THOUGHT IT WAS AWKWARD Jordan said in one of the episodes that winning has a price, according to The Athletic. He said if a certain standard wasnt being met by one of his teammates, he would step in and explain to the person what was going on And leadership has a price, Michael Jordan reportedly says. So I pulled people along when they didnt want to be pulled. I challenged people when they didnt want to be challenged. And I earned that right because my teammates who came after me didnt endure all the things that I endured. Once you joined the team, you lived at a certain standard that I played the game. And I wasnt going to take any less. Now, if that means I had to go in there and get in your ass a little bit, then I did that. You ask all my teammates. The one thing about Michael Jordan was Michael Jordan never asked me to do something that Michael Jordan didnt fking do. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON Michael Jordan said people may perceive Michael Jordan as a tyrant but thats because nobody has had as much sustainable success as Michael Jordan did. Look, I dont have to do this.

2. Martin Cooper:

   You could tell I was not averse to rubbing his nose in this thing. He was polite to me, to this day, Joel does not remember that phone call, and I guess I don’t blame him.

3. Chris Murphy:

   I have no issues with Rahm, he has a history of rubbing some folks pretty roughly but I think he brings some good ideas to the table.

4. Mahmoud Faqih:

   The politicians have always been in conflict on how to carve up the cake. This obstructs any reforms and reveals them as a bunch of liars to international opinion, the wide scope of these protests is evidence of the buildup of the crisis and that it is rubbing salt in the citizens' wounds.

5. Claire Carmalt:

   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.