- plural of rubbing.
rubbings
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Similarly, a study published in May in the journal Communications Biology found that elephants form complex "sentences" through their various rumbles, ear flags, trunk rubbings and other actions.
From Salon ● Jul. 31, 2024
Dwan also took up painting, making one series from tree rubbings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2022
Rather, in the course of intensive therapy, such memories emerge like gravestone rubbings.
From New York Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
In 2016 graphic designer Marina Willer created a booklet of neon rubbings; manhole colouring books are available for people seeking mindfulness; and a Shoreditch company offers framed prints of rubbings for £80.
From BBC ● May 14, 2021
“Now those are some names you don’t see very often these days,” one of the chaperones, passing by and looking down at his rubbings, remarks.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
