rub at

rub (away) at something

to chafe or scrape something, repeatedly. The side of his shoe rubbed away at the side of his desk until the paint wore off. Don't rub at your sore. It will get worse.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Maris	MER-is, MAR-is	English (Rare)
Ognyana	-	Bulgarian
Ademar	-	Portuguese
Tsetseg	-	Mongolian
Beatrix	BE-ah-triks (German), BAY-ah-triks (Dutch), BEE-ə-triks (English)	German, Hungarian, Dutch, English (Rare), Late Roman
Camille	ka-MEE (French), kə-MEEL (English)	French, English