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Example sentences for "rubbing"

Lexicographically close words:
rubbered; rubberized; rubbers; rubbery; rubbeth; rubbings; rubbish; rubbishing; rubbishy; rubble
  1. Binkie went to his own chair, and as often as he looked saw Dick walking up and down, rubbing his hands and chuckling.

  2. This is delicious," she said, rubbing her chin thoughtfully along the fur.

  3. The priest begins rubbing the bottom end of it to clear away the black dirt, and presently he shows all the other priests the Master's Mark, same as was on Dravot's apron, cut into the stone.

  4. Exit, and reappears, after five minutes, flushed, and rubbing her fingers.

  5. And they imagine that by rubbing a paste of the ashes on their hair they prevent the hair from falling off their heads.

  6. Amongst the Zapotecs of Central America, when a woman was about to be confined, her relations assembled in the hut, and began to draw on the floor figures of different animals, rubbing each one out as soon as it was completed.

  7. Amongst some tribes of Eastern Africa, when a lion is killed, the carcase is brought before the king, who does homage to it by prostrating himself on the ground and rubbing his face on the muzzle of the beast.

  8. A sacred fire having been made by the rubbing of sticks, the flesh of the calf is roasted on the embers of certain trees, and is eaten by the men alone, women being excluded from the assembly.

  9. This puzzled Bob, for the artist kept staring hard at Jed, and rubbing his head, as if something had happened that he could not understand.

  10. Yes, it’s me,” said the victim of the accident, rubbing some dirt out of one ear.

  11. Just now he was rubbing the mud from his coat with some dry grass.

  12. After the filing a little rubbing with sandpaper will complete the work.

  13. There is greater difficulty in getting the colour on all parts of the leaf, close up to the principal veins, and the rubbing for the impression is harder.

  14. At each fresh attempt you will be getting more skilful in handling the leaf, in the use of the dabber, and the careful placing and rubbing to get the impression.

  15. You can make the glass vibrate and give out a sound by rubbing your damped finger over some part of the exterior.

  16. Then lay on evenly with paste, a sheet of tinfoil, notching it so that it may fold nicely over the spherical ends, and take out any ridges by rubbing with the knife handle.

  17. Drawing through a ring, or well rubbing between the hands will also serve to soften it.

  18. Since we came here I quite understand how brass or copper looking-glasses were used by our ancestors, for, after rubbing very hard with fine sand and a piece of lemon peel, you can see your face clearly reflected in the trays.

  19. It needs plenty of 'elbow grease' to make them look bright, but the rubbing well repays us.

  20. He sat down chuckling, and rubbing his knees.

  21. He drew back a step, and rubbing his hand in the sand, took a firmer grip of the handle.

  22. Hume, but there came a stifled cry from Webster, and when he got round the man had gone, and Jim was rubbing his eyes.

  23. Stroke looked sharply to the right, threw out a hand to keep the boat off the granite, then, as she was swept back, caught fast hold of an iron ring, while the bow oarsman sighed audibly and set to rubbing his arms.

  24. Success invariably attended this manoeuvre; and after receiving her share, she thanked me by rubbing her head against my cheek, and licking my face.

  25. On first seeing you they exhibit surprise, then quietly show how glad they are by rubbing round you, singing, and following wherever you go, as if afraid of being again separated.

  26. On the evening before "flitting day" she is more than usually active, ambling round and snuffing at each box as it is being packed, and rubbing her shoulder against it, singing all the while in a most exhilarating manner.

  27. For more than a week he could hardly be persuaded to leave us, but spent his time in purring and rubbing round us, as though to assure himself of our presence.

  28. Thinkin'," said Bubbles, sitting up straight and rubbing her eyes.

  29. India-rubber or Caoutchouc which was, a short time back, used only for the very insignificant purpose of rubbing out pencil marks, is now used for almost innumerable purposes.

  30. Worth a whole herd of dead dogs yet," said his master, gently rubbing the brindled back which at first he had feared was broken.

  31. Then a slight rubbing on the inner side of the wall became audible, and presently looking up he saw not a hand only, but a whole arm reaching down to him from the opening.

  32. When perfectly dry the silver should be polished by rubbing with some smooth, hard surface.

  33. For this purpose take some lampblack ground in turps, and mix with it a little gold size sufficient (found by trial) to prevent the lampblack from rubbing off when dry, but not enough to cause the paint to dry shiny.

  34. The mate was the first to move; he left the cabin rubbing his shin, and casting furious glances at the skipper.

  35. Ginger, waking up with the noise and rubbing his eyes.

  36. He blew his nose 'ard and Mrs. Walker kept rubbing 'er eyes with her apron while they talked in whispers and wondered 'ow much money they 'ad come in for.

  37. Uncle Wiggily, gently rubbing a horse chestnut on his left hind leg, that had the worst rheumatism in it.

  38. We will," answered Peetie, rubbing the black spot on his own nose with his little white paw.

  39. Of course we will," answered Jackie, rubbing the black spot on his brother's nose with his paw.

  40. But Black-hair goes back into the hut, and taking his parrot from the bedplace, puts it on his shoulder, and sits rubbing his knees before the fire.

  41. That comes of that infernal flash military groom of Jim's putting on the saddle without rubbing his back down.

  42. I have seen them sitting close before the fire and rubbing their stomachs with mutton fat to reduce the swelling.

  43. The cockatoo finds an audience in them, for they sit listening to him, now and then catching a flea, or rubbing the backs of their heads with their fore-paws.

  44. Major, rubbing his chin and staring, whereat the prisoner, scowling sullenly, turned away.

  45. They were lined with a thin cast-iron bushing and cast-iron rings were sprung in the piston head so as to give as smooth a rubbing surface and as perfect action as possible.

  46. Inside this cylinder is a thin cast-iron bushing in order to obtain a better rubbing surface for the piston.

  47. I am sleepy, too," declared Harriet, sitting up and rubbing her eyes.

  48. The girl sat up, rubbing her eyes wonderingly.

  49. One of the three players sprawled on the floor, rubbing his head and sobbing, and in front of the gunfighter was an abashed puncher from the Tumbling K range.

  50. There was the bride, sitting beside a mesquite bush and rubbing her eyes.

  51. Remove by washing thoroughly in tepid water, rubbing with a towel, and applying with a soft flannel a lotion made of three ounces of cologne and half an ounce of liquor of potash.

  52. Rubbing the jaw externally with spirits of camphor or laudanum, or applying mustard plasters or blisters behind the ears, will afford relief.

  53. Dissolve white soap in boiling water; when cool enough to bear the hand, pass the ribbons through it, rubbing gently, so as not to injure the texture; rinse through lukewarm water and pin on a board to dry.

  54. The hands may be preserved dry for delicate work by rubbing a little club moss (lycopodium), in fine powder, over them.

  55. After the necessary period of contact, they should be gently but thoroughly removed from the hair and skin by rubbing them off with the fingers, and by the use of the hairbrush, the head being then washed clean with tepid water.

  56. Directions for use: For grease spots, pour upon the article to be cleaned a sufficient quantity of the Magic Annihilator, rubbing well with a clean sponge and applying to both sides of the article.

  57. The transfer paper can be made by rubbing white paper with a composition consisting of two ounces of tallow, one-half ounce powdered blacklead, one-quarter pint linseed oil, and sufficient lampblack to make it of the consistency of cream.

  58. Rubbing the hands once or twice a day in oatmeal tends to whiten them and make them soft and flexible.

  59. The clothes will come out cleaned and white, without wear or tear or rubbing on washboards, therefore will last twice as long.

  60. The other colors are rubbed into the leaves after they are cut out, rubbing light or heavy according to shade.

  61. We are told that the ancient Welsh took particular care of their teeth, by frequently rubbing them with a stick of green hazel and a woollen cloth.

  62. This effect will be increased by wiping and rubbing the surface thoroughly dry with a coarse and moderately rough, but not a stiff, towel, instead of with the fine, smooth diapers which are now so commonly employed.

  63. Nat replied, rubbing the pit of his stomach as if to indicate its state of emptiness.

  64. Elmer, as the other started to dance up and down, rubbing his elbows, his shins, and every part of his anatomy he could possibly reach.

  65. Mrs. Pig, rubbing her nose up against that of Curly Tail, the littlest girl pig of them all.

  66. It was not long before that excellent Irishman gave a prolonged howl, the cause of which he did not vouchsafe to tell us, but as we saw him cautiously rubbing his pantaloons we surmised that he had rolled or sat down upon a choice variety.

  67. There was no stir in the streets, although later in the morning a few of the last night's carousers came out of doors, rubbing their sleepy eyes, and slunk around town for the remainder of the day.

  68. He made several efforts to run, but each time fell forward, in plunging slides, on his nose and side, rubbing the hair from the latter, and daubing the ground with blood from his nostrils.

  69. I was still rubbing them with one hand when I found that the uncle-on-approbation was half-heartedly shaking the other.

  70. Two calves rubbing noses through a gate were natural and right and within the order of things; but that human beings, with salient interests and active pursuits beckoning them on from every side, could thus--!

  71. When my legs used to ache,' I said, 'she sat up half the night, rubbing stuff on them.

  72. Bushrangin' ain't up to much,' whimpered Ted, rubbing himself with both hands.

  73. A few seconds after the men had left the house Dick scrambled to his feet, and stood for a moment in a confused condition of mind, rubbing his injured head.


  74. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rubbing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    carbon; caressing; companion; contingent; copy; double; duplicate; duplication; effigy; feeling; fellow; fingering; friction; glancing; grazing; handling; icon; idol; image; likeness; manipulation; match; mate; meeting; miniature; mirroring; model; petting; photograph; picture; portrait; pressure; recording; reflection; reproduction; resemblance; rub; rubbing; semblance; shadow; similitude; simulacrum; tangential; tenor; touching; trace; tracing; transcript; transcription; transfer; twin