- present participle of scrub.
scrubbing
Example Sentences
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A recent challenge from the cleaning brand Scrub Daddy tasked users with filming themselves shopping at Home Depot for its BBQ Daddy scrubbing product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Embassy, which had been closed since 2019, workers have been scrubbing mold, rolling out fresh wall-to-wall carpeting and installing new air conditioning units.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
But I’d say seven to ten minutes of my 15-minute reset is, almost always, spent sudsing and scrubbing.
From Salon ● May 5, 2026
They simulated real-world use by repeatedly scrubbing the sponges against rough metal surfaces.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026
Then she turned and went into the house, and when I went in a minute later she was calmly scrubbing some beets.
From "My Brother Sam is Dead" by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier
