scrub
verb (used with object)
to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
scrubbing
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present participleof scrub.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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When I pay a cleaning fee, I expect someone to handle the work of preparing a property for its next occupants: washing linens, scrubbing bathrooms, cleaning floors.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
But in a Reuters video last month, co-founder Cornelia Weinzierl said that with teleoperation, the robots can do anything from changing bed sheets to scrubbing the toilet.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
“It just doesn’t make any sense,” the fan said in the video, showing footage of her scrubbing the star.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
In another study, Cooper and his colleagues found that scrubbing dot-com names gave stocks a short-term upward jolt averaging 64%.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
She stops scrubbing and pokes her head out of the bathroom.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
