Rubbing and Tapotement

Rubbing noun - Effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure.

Tapotement and rubbing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tapotement" instead a noun "Rubbing".

Nearby Words: rubbed, rubber

Tapotement noun - Massage in which the body is tapped rhythmically with the fingers or with short rapid movements of the sides of the hand; used to loosen mucus on the chest walls of patients with bronchitis.

Rubbing and tapotement are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rubbing" instead a noun "Tapotement".