No. 3,962 in Dutch
wrijven
To rub.
In a sentence
Ik wrijf de tafel schoon met een doek.
I am rubbing the table clean with a cloth.
The verb 'wrijven' is used here to describe the action of rubbing the table to clean it.
Ze wreef haar handen tegen elkaar om warm te worden.
She rubbed her hands together to get warm.
The verb 'wrijven' is used here to indicate the friction caused by hands rubbing against each other.
Hij wreef over zijn schouder omdat het pijn deed.
He rubbed his shoulder because it hurt.
The verb 'wrijven' is used here to express the action of applying pressure with movement to alleviate pain.
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