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
Yet her true love, a 19th-century dead guy, is in the graveyard, where she hangs out to make grave rubbings and daydream.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
Dwan also took up painting, making one series from tree rubbings.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 17, 2022
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
Whenever she introduced her private thoughts into their rubbings or goings, they hooded their eyes.
From "Sula" by Toni Morrison
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