Definition of Mopping

1. Noun. Cleaning with a mop. "He gave it a good mopping"

Exact synonyms: Swabbing
Generic synonyms: Scouring, Scrub, Scrubbing
Derivative terms: Mop, Swab

Definition of Mopping

1. Verb. (present participle of mop) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mopping

1. mop [v] - See also: mop

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mopping

mopingly
mopish
mopishly
mopoke
mopokes
mopologist
mopped
mopped up
mopper
moppers
moppet
moppetry
moppets
moppier
moppiest
mopping (current term)
mopping up
moppy
mops
mops up
mopsies
mopstick
mopsticks
mopsy
moptop
moptops
mopungite
mopus
mopuses
mopwater

Literary usage of Mopping

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children (1916)
"No search for the appendix was made; no mopping FIG. 1.—(After Moynahan.) or flushing of cavity; only a few stitches were inserted to partially close the ..."

2. Forging the Sword: The Story of Camp Devens, New England's Army Cantonment by William Joseph Robinson (1920)
"... CHAPTER XVIII "mopping UP" ON December 13—lucky 13 this time—the skeleton of the old ... mopping ..."

3. The 131st U. S. Infantry (First Infantry Illinois National Guard) in the by Joseph Brown Sanborn, George Nathaniel Malstrom (1919)
"(c) As soon as Regimental Headquarters is notified that the mopping up ... The mopping up parties of the 3rd Bn. will therefore be concentrated in the ..."

4. Manual of the Construction Division of the Army: Section C, Engineering by Army, Construction Division, United States (1919)
"(5) Apply three additional layers of roofing felt over the mopping of cement, lapping each sheet 22 inches over the preceding sheet. ..."

5. Handbook of Cost Data for Contractors and Engineers: A Reference Book Giving by Halbert Powers Gillette (1910)
"The two men mopping and laying felt easily averaged 120 sq. yds. In 8 hrs. ... Skilled roofers were employed placing and mopping the felt at $3.75 a day, ..."

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