verb
- rubbing and pressing muscles and joints to relieve tension or pain
- manipulating data or information to present it in a more favorable way
Usage: informal
noun
- the act of rubbing and pressing muscles and joints
Examples
- She was massaging her sore shoulders after the workout.
- The therapist spent an hour massaging his back muscles.
- The politician was accused of massaging the statistics.
- They were massaging the budget numbers to make them look better.
- The gentle massaging helped relieve her headache.
- His massaging of the data raised ethical concerns.
- The massaging of her temples provided instant relief.