HyperDic: scrubbing

English > 1 sense of the word *scrubbing*:
NOUN	act	scrubbing, scrub, scouring	the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

scrubbing > pronunciation
Sounds	skrah'bihng
Rhymes	abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...

English > *scrubbing*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water.
Synonyms	scrub, scouring
Narrower	swabbing, mopping	cleaning with a mop
Broader	cleaning, cleansing, cleanup	The act of making something clean
Spanish	fregado
Catalan	fregada
Verbs	scrub	clean with hard rubbing