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mopping

mopping

6 1.0
Cleaning a floor with a wet cloth on a long handle to remove dirt
  • noun
  • /ˈmɑːpɪŋ/
translation icon : mopa
  • After the party, there's a lot of mopping to do to clean the floors.
  • dry mopping
  • mopping floors

All right, guys, it's time to try mopping.

Examples

  • He started mopping the kitchen floor to remove the stains from the spilled sauce.

  • The next few hours are spent on rubbish collection, mopping, waxing, minor repair and maintenance.

    Flawless (2007)

  • How frequently should you be mopping your kitchen and bathroom floors, Noah?

  • "Cleaning cages and mopping floors."

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Mopping and sweeping.

    50/50 (2011)

  • Mopping floors, man.

    The Lookout (2007)

  • His duties included busing tables, mopping floors, peeling potatoes, and general "prep work" for the restaurant.

    Academic text (1992)

  • It's perfect for muddy paw prints for spills or general day-to-day mopping of your bathroom or your kitchen.

  • Every Saturday, she dedicates a few hours to mopping the house to keep it clean.

Synonyms

cleaning
vsmopping
335 1.0

The act of removing dirt and dust from a place or object

is the specific floor-focused method within that broader task
cleaning up
vsmopping
70 1.0

Work that removes dirt and rubbish from a place

focuses instead on treating floor surfaces rather than rubbish removal
scrubbing
vsmopping
17 1.0

Cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap, and water to remove dirt

uses a wiping action with an absorbent tool rather than heavy rubbing
sweeping
vsmopping
3 1.0

An action of cleaning a floor with a broom

uses liquid and an absorbent tool rather than a brush motion
swabbing
vsmopping
1 4.1

Cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a cloth or mop

is done specifically with a broad absorbent tool for floors
scouring
vsmopping
1 4.1

Cleaning a surface by rubbing it hard with a brush and soap

is gentler, focusing on wiping and absorbing rather than forceful rubbing

Antonyms

soiling
  • NSFW
1 3.9

An act of making something dirty, often with food or body waste

dirtying
3.0

Making something dirty, for example clothes or walls

How Thorough

scouring
1 4.1
scrubbing
17 1.0
mopping
6 1.0
sweeping
3 1.0
to dust
66 1.0

Surface Forms

mopping singular
moppings plural

Morphology

mopping = mop (transparent) = mop + ing

Standard gerund/nominalization of the verb 'mop' with the productive suffix '-ing', so the meaning is the action of using a mop.

Etymology

The word mopping comes from the simple word mop, which once meant a 'bundle of cloth' used for cleaning. So mopping is the action of using that cloth to clean a floor or surface.