rub palms

Frequency: 7.09.8 per million words

to move your palms back and forth against each other or a surface

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Examples (10)

  • He rubbed his palms against his jeans.
  • She rubbed her palms together to warm them up in the cold weather.
  • The nervous speaker constantly rubbed his palms on his trousers.
  • After applying hand cream, she gently rubbed her palms until it absorbed.
  • The child rubbed his sandy palms on a towel to clean them.
  • He would rub his palms with satisfaction after a good meal.
  • Don't rub your palms on that rough surface; you might get splinters.
  • His palms were rubbed raw from gripping the climbing rope too tightly.
  • If your hands feel sticky, try rubbing your palms with a bit of alcohol gel.
  • The old man habitually rubbed his palms over the smooth, polished wood of his cane.