rubbings
- plural of rubbing.
Example Sentences
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Similarly, a study published in May in the journal Communications Biology found that elephants form complex "sentences" through their various rumbles, ear flags, trunk rubbings and other actions.
From Salon • Jul. 31, 2024
In New York, the quietist impulse hit a bump: paintings were based on rubbings he made of Manhattan sewer grates and manhole covers.
From New York Times • Dec. 16, 2021
In 2016 graphic designer Marina Willer created a booklet of neon rubbings; manhole colouring books are available for people seeking mindfulness; and a Shoreditch company offers framed prints of rubbings for £80.
From BBC • May 14, 2021
It’s a sentiment Judy summed up in a poem she wrote to accompany her “Group” rubbings:
From Washington Post • Jan. 22, 2020
She pulled out a brood frame, a canvas of whirling blacks and grays, with rubbings of silver.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
