Meaning

2 senses

  1. To eavesdrop on a telephone call

  2. (slang)To rubberneck; to observe with unseemly curiosity.

More definitions
  • coat or impregnate with rubber

Examples

127 sentences

  1. Do you smell rubber burning?

    Відчуваєш сморід горілої гуми? — pinaxe

    ruТы чувствуешь запах палёной резины? — marafon

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  2. I'm allergic to synthetic rubber.

    У мене алергія на синтетичну гуму. — deniko

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  3. Tom put on rubber gloves.

    Том вдягнув гумові рукавички. — pinaxe

    ruТом надел резиновые перчатки. — marafon

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  4. Tom bought a pair of rubber boots.

    ruТом купил резиновые сапоги. — marafon

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  5. Tom was looking for a rubber band.

    deTom suchte ein Gummiband. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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Forms

rubbers, rubbering, rubbered, rubbered
Base formrubber · to rubber
3rd person singularrubbers
Present participlerubbering
Past simplerubbered
Past participlerubbered

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrubber
he, she, itrubbers

Past simpleLesson

all personsrubbered

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rubbered
he, she, ithas rubbered

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rubber

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
royalA2royaltyB2rubB2rubbishB1
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