rub
Example Sentences
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Two quality strikes then rubbed salt in the visitors' wounds as Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus fired in from outside the box.
From Barron's
The sparks form when countless tiny dust grains collide and rub against one another.
From Science Daily
In general, earthquakes are caused by the tectonic plates that make up the earth moving and rubbing together.
From BBC
In the late 1990s, Gary Winnick donated millions of dollars to the Los Angeles Zoo and rubbed elbows with President Bill Clinton.
Uzzaman wants to instill the fundamentals, but he said the students’ focus may have rubbed off on him.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
