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frottage

/ˈfrɒtɑːʒ/

frottage verb: to rub, especially to rub onto one surface placed upon another surface that is textured, in order to create a mottled or patterned area on the first surface.

Verb

frottage (third-person singular simple present frottages, present participle frottaging, simple past and past participle frottaged)

  1. To rub, especially to rub onto one surface placed upon another surface that is textured, in order to create a mottled or patterned area on the first surface.
  2. To rub parts of the body against those of another person for sexual stimulation.

Noun

frottage (countable and uncountable, plural frottages)

  1. (uncountable) A method of making an image by placing a piece of paper against an object and then rubbing over it, usually with a pencil or charcoal.
  2. (countable) An illustration made by means of frottage.
  3. (uncountable) The practice of rubbing parts of the body against those of another person for sexual stimulation.

frottage meaning in Tamil and Tagalog

frottage in Tamil

உராய்தல், தேய்தல்

frottage in Tagalog

sex: technique
espadahan

Forms of frottage

Verb
third-person singular presentfrottages
present participlefrottaging
past participlefrottaged
pastfrottaged
Noun
pluralfrottages

Origin of frottage

From French frottage (“rubbing”), from frotter (“to rub”) + -age (suffix forming nouns).

Questions about frottage

What does frottage mean?
Frottage means to rub, especially to rub onto one surface placed upon another surface that is textured, in order to create a mottled or patterned area on the first surface.
What is frottage in Tamil?
Frottage in Tamil is உராய்தல், தேய்தல். See Frottage meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is frottage?
Frottage can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce frottage?
Frottage is pronounced /ˈfrɒtɑːʒ/.
What is the past tense of frottage?
The past tense of frottage is frottaged.

Words near frottage in the dictionary

  1. froths at the mouth
  2. froths up
  3. frothsome
  4. frothy
  5. frots
  6. frottage
  7. frottaged
  8. frottages
  9. frottaging
  10. frotted
  11. frotteur

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Adapted from Wiktionary: frottage (page history and authors); frottage (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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