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Clawing vs Rubbing - What's the difference?

clawing | rubbing |

As verbs the difference between clawing and rubbing

is that clawing is while rubbing is .

As nouns the difference between clawing and rubbing

is that clawing is a scratch with the claws while rubbing is an impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent.

clawing

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A scratch with the claws.
  • * 1750 , The Universal Magazine (volume 7, page 52)

    • rubbing

    English

    (wikipedia rubbing)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An impression of an embossed or incised surface made by placing a piece of paper over it and rubbing with graphite, crayon or other coloring agent.

    • Verb

    (head)