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Mopping

To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.

📖 Definitions of "Mopping"

verb

1
To rub, scrub, clean or wipe with a mop, or as if with a mop.
"to mop (or scrub) a floor"
2
To make a wry expression with the mouth.

noun

1 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
swabbingnoun	The act of one who swabs.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
swabbingnoun	The act of one who swabs.
washingnoun	(countable) The action of the verb to wash
mop-upnoun	(informal, often attributive) An instance of mopping up; a cleaning or finishing off.
mop waternoun	The dirty water which is left over after one mops.
mopwaternoun	Alternative spelling of mop water. [The dirty water which is left over after one mops.]
mowingnoun	The activity by which something is mown.
mophandlenoun	The handle of a mop.
mundationnoun	(obsolete) The act of cleaning.
mopheadnoun	A mophead hydrangea, certain bigleaf hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla).
macerationnoun	The act or process of macerating.
malkinnoun	(now regional) A mop, especially one used to clean a baker's oven.
mrs. mopnoun	Alternative form of Mrs Mop. [(British, informal) A charlady.]
mopsynoun	A given name for a pet animal; stereotypically a shaggy animal looking somewhat like a mop head; frequently a shaggy dog.
massagenoun	The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
mop-sticknoun	Archaic form of mopstick. [The long handle of a mop.]
mopseynoun	Alternative form of mopsy. [Synonym of moppet.]
matmakingverb	The manufacture of mats.
mastificationnoun	Misspelling of mastication. [(physiology) The process of chewing.]
mop squeezernoun	(archaic) A maidservant.
mottlernoun	A brush used to create a mottled surface by removing parts of the glaze from an object.