摩(さす)るto pat, to stroke, to rub off, to polish, to grind, to graze, to scrape, to be equal to, to be about to reach

寒(さむ)いので腕(うで)を摩(さす)りました。

Since it was cold, I rubbed my arms. {to pat, to stroke, to rub off, to polish, to grind, to graze, to scrape, to be equal to, to be about to reach}

母(はは)が疲(つか)れた足(あし)を手(て)で摩(さす)っています。

My mother is rubbing her tired legs with her hands. {to pat, to stroke, to rub off, to polish, to grind, to graze, to scrape, to be equal to, to be about to reach}

腰(こし)が痛(いた)いと言(い)う妻(つま)の腰(こし)を優(やさ)しく摩(さす)りました。

I gently rubbed my wife's back when she said she was having back pain. {to pat, to stroke, to rub off, to polish, to grind, to graze, to scrape, to be equal to, to be about to reach}

転(ころ)んだ子供(こども)の膝(ひざ)を摩(さす)ってあげたら子供(こども)がニコッと笑(わら)った。

When I rubbed the knee of the child who fell down, the child smiled cheerfully. {to pat, to stroke, to rub off, to polish, to grind, to graze, to scrape, to be equal to, to be about to reach}

出産(しゅっさん)を控(ひか)えている妻(つま)が辛(つら)そうなので、僕(ぼく)はずっと背中(せなか)を摩(さす)っています。

Since my wife, who is about to give birth, seems to be having a tough time, I've been constantly rubbing her back. {to pat, to stroke, to rub off, to polish, to grind, to graze, to scrape, to be equal to, to be about to reach}