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rubbing one's hands together

rubbing one's hands together is the present participle and gerund of rub one's hands together.

Meaning of rub one's hands together

Verb

rub one's hands together (third-person singular simple present rubs one's hands together, present participle rubbing one's hands together, simple past and past participle rubbed one's hands together)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To anticipate something eagerly.
    • ""It's been over 10 years and it's about time we got a little bit more," Ms Tongue pointed out. "I'm rubbing my hands together, definitely.""2017 Interest rate rise: What you are saying BBC News, 2 November 2017. Accessed 3 August 2018.

Questions about rubbing one's hands together

What is rubbing one's hands together the present participle and gerund of?
Rubbing one's hands together is the present participle and gerund of rub one's hands together.

Words near rubbing one's hands together in the dictionary

  1. rubbing oils
  2. rubbing one off
  3. rubbing one out
  4. rubbing one's face with a brass candlestick
  5. rubbing one's hands
  6. rubbing one's hands together
  7. rubbing oneself off
  8. rubbing out
  9. rubbing post
  10. rubbing posts
  11. rubbing salt in someone's wounds

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