scrub
verb (used with object)
to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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But all the children on my side walk whole-feet over the wet floor when I am scrubbing, and their shoes are big and muddy.
From Big and Little Sisters by Theodora R. Jenness