"rub" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

rub verbo

rub + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 58
rub shoulders • rub elbows • rub one's hands • rub one's eyes • rub one's chin • rub one's nose • rub one's face • rub one's head • ...
verbo + rub
Kolokacji: 10
begin rubbing • keep rubbing • begin to rub • start rubbing • stop rubbing • ...
rub + preposición
Kolokacji: 31
rub off • rub against • rub up • rub out • rub down • ...
rub + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 35
rub together • gently rub • rub raw • absently rub • rub away • ...
collocations grouped by meanings
Grup znaczeniowych: 10
(2) gently, lightly, softly
Kolokacji: 3
1. gently rub = łagodnie potrzyj gently rub
2. lightly rub = lekko potrzyj lightly rub
3. rub softly = potrzyj łagodnie rub softly
  • Guph softly rubbed the end of his nose and tried to think what to do.
  • She laid a hand on her abdomen and rubbed softly.
  • He maneuvered her around in his arms and continued rubbing softly.
  • They all seemed to look through him, toward Conner, who softly rubbed his occiput, where the one stone had caught him.
  • A gloved hand reached down and softly rubbed the hairy back of one of the creatures.
  • Aramis softly rubbed his white fingers over his chin, but said nothing.
  • He moved closer until his face was inches from the smooth black surface of the sagging flap and softly rubbed a hand on it.
  • Up it came, swift and silent, for twenty feet, till the huge cakes rubbed softly against the crest of the bank.
  • His hands moved down to her arms, rubbing softly, as she fought back feelings of nausea.
(4) vigorously, briskly
Kolokacji: 2
(5) hard, firmly
Kolokacji: 2
(6) unconsciously, sleepily
Kolokacji: 2
(8) actually, practically
Kolokacji: 2
(9) simply, merely
Kolokacji: 2
(10) tenderly, affectionately
Kolokacji: 2

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