'Scrubbing' definitions:

Definition of 'scrubbing'

(from WordNet)
noun
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water [syn: scrub, scrubbing, scouring]

Definition of 'Scrubbing'

From: GCIDE
  • Scrub \Scrub\ (skr[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scrubbed (skr[u^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Scrubbing.] [OE. scrobben, probably of Dutch or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. skrubbe, Sw. skrubba, D. schrobben, LG. schrubben.] To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate. [1913 Webster]