scrub
verb (used with object)
to rub hard with a brush, cloth, etc., or against a rough surface in washing.
has been scrubbing
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present perfect progressiveof scrub (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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From the age of 10, Amina has been scrubbing, sweeping and cooking in a middle-class home in Pakistan's megacity of Karachi.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Abrams’ campaign called such insinuations “false rumors,” and it’s not as if her campaign has been scrubbing every mention of Biden in its speeches and campaign literature.
From Slate ● Jan. 15, 2022
