Mopping

noun, verb

noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of cleaning with a mop.

    "Even as it buckled over the years and the nail heads at the edges popped up and rusted from repeated moppings, that floor symbolized her unyielding independence."

  2. 2
    cleaning with a mop wordnet
  3. 3
    An application of molten asphalt to a roof etc.
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of mop form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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ablutiondoucheenemaflushirrigationrinse

Example

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"Tom was vacuuming the rug while Mary was mopping the kitchen floor."

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hot mop

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