Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To rub; wipe.
- To stroke; caress.
- To grate; sound harsh or rough: used of speech.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb obsolete To
rub orwear by rubbing; tochafe .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ai haz teh coffs, adn teh soar frote adn teh runnee noaz adn teh hedake adn iz awl yu fawlt
my grumpy button - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Tehre, taht will halp to aneez…. enize…. stawp teh payn in teh frote.
Video: Kitteh Hates Nintendo - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Sawree u hav a sor frote, PB. *sendz PB hawt lemming drink wiv hunnee*
Video: Kitteh Hates Nintendo - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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Wuz non-surjicle via tube daon teh frote nd thru stumik.
Video: Chattering Kittehs Chase Lasers - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Ai haz da non-allergic rinitis an alwaez has stuff inna frote.
We’re nearing the ice-cream van! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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Iz a berry nais dai. warm but wif sum clowdz. ai seme tu be habbing lowgraid birus wif sore mouf, frote nd arownd nd fele laizy.
happy bukkit - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Maw sez u all kwyit coz Paw jumpded daown yr frote fur bin norti.
Firefox file transfur compleet. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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January 7, 2008 at 2:33 pm no buddy had 2 tel penny to growel! she jus liek 2 show off hers teef whyle cleering her frote. it wuz her wai uv keeping evree one in lien. not a eezy jawb!
No moar Puff - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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Ma yoo-veyoo-la iz stuk to da bak uv ma frote…. iz nawt fun, hard to breev…
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They gan to frote, and wete his temples tweyne, 1115
Troilus and Criseyde Geoffrey Chaucer
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