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How to pronounce scrubbing in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms scouring, scrub
Type of cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
Has types mopping, swabbing
Derivation scrub

Examples of scrubbing

scrubbing
After scrubbing the surface clean, rinse it very thoroughly using a garden hose.
From the sacbee.com
Return to the bowl and give stubborn rings a scrubbing with a sponge or a brush.
From the cnn.com
Sen. Kaufman frequently talks about giving Reg NMS and Reg ATS a good scrubbing.
From the forbes.com
Seal in a bin-liner and leave for 24 hours before scrubbing with the wire brush.
From the guardian.co.uk
Every time she cooked a roast, she spent a long time scrubbing the roasting pan.
From the online.wsj.com
Like Curtis, the straitlaced Asian-American attorney, scrubbing the toilet bowl.
From the time.com
Later, we work up a sweat scrubbing Tara as she stretches out on the shoreline.
From the thisislondon.co.uk
Ashe skillfully captures the beauty of scrubbing clothes, a back-breaking task.
From the thestate.com
In third grade, she'd been kicked out of band for scrubbing her flute with Comet.
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More examples
  • Clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back"
  • (of domestic animals) not selectively bred
  • Dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes
  • The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water
  • Wash thoroughly; "surgeons must scrub prior to an operation"
  • Cancel: postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled; "Call off the engagement"; "cancel the dinner party"; "we had to scrub our vacation plans"; "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"
  • Surgical technologists are allied health professionals, who are an integral part of the team of medical practitioners providing surgical care to patients in a variety of settings. ...
  • (Scrubs (clothing)) Scrubs are the shirts and trousers or gowns worn by nurses, surgeons, and other operating room personnel when "scrubbing in" for surgery. ...
  • (Scrubs (magazine)) Scrubs Magazine (scrubsmag.com), the first lifestyle magazine and website for nurses, premiered November 15, 2009. The magazine, with a paid circulation of 350,000, is sold in more than 1,500 nursing apparel stores nationwide.