rub absently

Examples (10)

• She began to rub her temples absently as she listened to the long lecture.
• He would often rub his chin absently when deep in thought.
• During the tense meeting, she found herself rubbing her arm absently.
• The old man sat by the window, rubbing his hands absently as he watched the rain.
• She had a habit of rubbing her neck absently whenever she was stressed.
• He was so engrossed in the book that he started to rub his forehead absently.
• The child rubbed her teddy bear's ear absently while watching TV.
• I noticed him rubbing the back of his head absently during the awkward silence.
• Without realizing it, she rubbed the rim of her coffee cup absently.
• He paused, rubbing his jaw absently as he considered the difficult question.