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scrubbing

/skɹˈʌbɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
scrub-bing
IPA
/skɹˈʌbɪŋ/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of scrub

noun

An act of scrubbing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An act of cleaning in which something is scrubbed.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The removal of impurities from gas.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From scrub + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

scrubbings (plural)

Phrases

data scrubbing scrubbing brush

Frequently Paired Words

scrub scrubbed

Synonyms

scrub scouring

Rhymes With

rubbing clubbing dubbing subbing snubbing drubbing

Questions

How do you pronounce scrubbing?
The recorded pronunciation is /skɹˈʌbɪŋ/.
What does scrubbing mean?
present participle and gerund of scrub
Where does scrubbing come from?
From scrub + -ing.

How to pronounce scrubbing

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