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What is the adjective for rubbing?

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Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verbs rub, rubber, rubberize and rubberise which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts.

rubber
  1. (draft) Not covered by funds on account.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. rubbery, flexible, ductile, malleable, pliable, pliant, stretchable, elastic, stretchy, bendy, supple, bendable, soft, shapable, stretching, moldable, bending, springy, plastic, whippy, rubberlike, workable, bouncy, stretch, resilient, lissom, loose, yielding, adaptable, tensile, limber, tractile, mouldable, spongy, flexile, tractable, lithe, lithesome, lissome, extensible, fictile, tensible, easily bent, flexuous, squashy, transformable, willowy, rebounding, formable, elasticated … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “He donned the helmet and squashed his rubber limbs into the lotus position.”
rubbery
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling rubber, especially in consistency.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. elastic, flexible, rubberlike, stretchable, stretchy, springy, stretch, supple, bouncy, resilient, whippy, pliable, pliant, malleable, ductile, plastic, bendable, soft, moldable, adaptable, tensile, yielding, bendy, tensible, spongy, limber, rubber, workable, rebounding, mouldable, extensible, elasticated, bending, lithe, flexile, tractable, tractile, puttylike, stretching, shapable, strong, durable, cushiony, expandable, recoiling, extendible, snapping back, wiry, hard-wearing, compromising … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “I checked if there is a removable covering, but the whole pad is a strange pink rubbery substance.”
      “There is something incredibly dissatisfying about having a tough, overcooked and rubbery steak.”
      “The end result is a careening car that feels much more rubbery than controlled.”
rubberoid
  1. Made of rubber, or of a material resembling rubber
rubbed
  1. (cooking) Having had a substance applied through rubbing.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. glossy, lustrous, polished, burnished, sleek, satiny, buffed, glistening, satin, shiny, shining, gleaming, bright, sheeny, brilliant, glassy, glowing, sparkling, shimmering, radiant, luminous, glazed, dazzling, incandescent, beaming, refulgent, lambent, effulgent, lucent, candescent, silky, smooth, bedazzling, lucid, fulgent, lacquered, clear, scintillating, nitid, waxed, splendid, slick, shellacked, patinated, irradiant, twinkling, japanned, reflecting, glinting, glorious … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “A rubbed surface is a perfectly smooth finish similar to a marble tile.”
rubberist
  1. Pertaining to a rubberist or rubberism.
rubberised
  1. Alternative spelling of rubberized
rubberlike
  1. Having the characteristics of rubber
  2. Synonyms:
      3. elastic, flexible, stretchable, rubbery, stretchy, springy, supple, whippy, bouncy, stretch, resilient, pliable, pliant, plastic, malleable, ductile, moldable, bendable, adaptable, tensile, yielding, soft, spongy, tensible, limber, workable, mouldable, bendy, elasticated, extensible, rebounding, bending, lithe, flexile, tractable, tractile, puttylike, rubber, strong, durable, expandable, recoiling, snapping back, hard-wearing, extendible, wiry, compromising, forgiving, lithesome, lissome … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The stock also features a rubberlike SilenTech exterior that reduces vibration and dampens sound.”
      “The robust, rubberlike, matt outer sleeve is preferred by stage musicians and guarantees the highest flexibility even in lowest temperatures.”
      “The whitish or brownish liquid becomes rubberlike after exposure to air and entangles enemies.”
rubbered
  1. Treated or coated with rubber.
  2. Examples:
      3. “Well rubbered at the stock, sharply sighted, five cartridges to the clip.”
rubberless
  1. Without rubber (the material).
rubberized
  1. Coated or treated with rubber
  2. Synonyms:
      3. waterproof, watertight, sealed, impervious, rainproof, impermeable, airtight, weatherproof, proofed, leakproof, coated, waterproofed, damp-proof, water-resistant, water-repellent, hermetically sealed, hermetic, tight, closed, showerproof, resistant, impenetrable, shut, impregnable, immune, windproof, proof, stopped up, enclosed, completely sealed, shut tight, stormproof, weathertight, galeproof, nonporous, sound, repellent, leak-proof, locked, resilient, treated, strong, imperviable, fastened, soundproof, fireproof, bombproof, tamper-proof, childproof, bulletproof … more
rubberish
  1. rubbery
rubberier
  1. comparative form of rubbery: more rubbery
  2. Synonyms:
      3. stretchier, springier, suppler, bouncier, whippier, more elastic, more flexible, more rubberlike, more stretchable, more resilient, more pliable, more pliant, more malleable, more ductile, more plastic, more bendable, softer, more moldable, more adaptable, more tensile, bendier, more yielding, spongier, more tensible, limberer, more workable, more mouldable, more extensible, lither, more flexile, lissomer, more tractile, more tractable, more puttylike, stronger, more durable, more cushiony, wirier, more compromising, more forgiving, more hard-wearing, more lithesome, more formative, more extensile, more formable, more bendsome, more flexuous, more fictile, more waxy, more adjustable … more
rubberiest
  1. superlative form of rubbery: most rubbery
  2. Synonyms:
      3. stretchiest, springiest, supplest, bounciest, whippiest, most elastic, most flexible, most rubberlike, most stretchable, most resilient, most pliable, most pliant, most malleable, most ductile, most plastic, most bendable, softest, most moldable, most adaptable, most tensile, bendiest, most yielding, spongiest, most tensible, limberest, most workable, most mouldable, most extensible, lithest, most flexile, lissomest, most tractable, most tractile, most puttylike, most durable, strongest, most cushiony, wiriest, most compromising, most forgiving, most hard-wearing, most lithesome, most extensile, most formative, most formable, most bendsome, most flexuous, most fictile, most waxy, most adjustable … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Martin was best, he has got just the bendiest, rubberiest lips.”
rubbing
  1. present participle of rub
  2. Synonyms:
      3. smearing, spreading, coating, covering, plastering, daubing, slathering, putting, painting, wiping, anointing, brushing, mopping, scrubbing, swabbing, putting on, working in, polishing, shining, buffing, burnishing, dressing, furbishing, glossing, smoothening, grinding, smoothing, glazing, scouring, cleaning, waxing, varnishing, buffing up, rubbing down, lacquering, glancing, finishing, sanding, washing, sponging, enamelling, enameling, brightening, drying, shellacking … more
rubbering
  1. present participle of rubber
  2. rubbernecking
  3. Synonyms:
      4. goggling, staring, gaping, gazing, gawking, gawping, peering, eyeing, eying, eyeballing, watching, glaring, looking, observing, ogling, rubbernecking, blinking, scrutinising, scrutinizing, regarding, contemplating, peeping, peeking, inspecting, admiring, boring, beaming, looking fixedly, looking vacantly, getting a load of, staring open-mouthed, getting an eyeful, staring in wonder, gazing open-mouthed, staring in amazement, riveting the eyes on … more
rubberizing
  1. present participle of rubberize
rubberising
  1. present participle of rubberise
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