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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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
While they do light cleaning, they typically draw the line at deep scrubbing, and they oversee not just the kids but all the details that keep a household running smoothly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
A recent challenge from the cleaning brand Scrub Daddy tasked users with filming themselves shopping at Home Depot for its BBQ Daddy scrubbing product.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
A common industrial approach, aqueous amine scrubbing, requires heating large amounts of liquid to temperatures above 100 °C to release the captured CO2 and reuse the solution.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 28, 2026
Later on, he worked in Miriam's father's small brush-making business, which produced all kinds of brushes: bottle brushes, shoe brushes, and large brushes for scrubbing.
From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson
