Breadcrumb Home > Dictionary > Index R rubbing: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rub•bing Pronunciation: (rub'ing), [key] — n. an act or action of a person or thing that rubs. an impression of an incised or sculptured surface made by laying paper over it and rubbing with heelball, graphite, or a similar substance until the image appears. Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: rubbing (Thesaurus) rubbery rubbing alcohol ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language