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
Edita	-	Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Croatian, Lithuanian
Ade	[eid]
Andromache	ahn-dro-mah-ke (Ancient Greek)	Greek Mythology
Hollie	HAHL-ee	English
Feruza	-	Uzbek
Jurij	-	Slovene, Sorbian