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scrubbing

noun B2
  1. An act of scrubbing. (countable, uncountable)
  2. An act of cleaning in which something is scrubbed. (countable, uncountable)
  3. The removal of impurities from gas. (countable, uncountable)

Plural scrubbings

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Accordingly, Anne washed her hair, scrubbing it vigorously with soap and water, but for all the difference it made she might as well have been scouring its original red.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 216 · C1

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