Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of mop
nounmopping (plural moppings)
plural moppings
- 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.
2013, Evelyn I. Funda, Weeds: A Farm Daughter's Lament, page 32 - An application of molten asphalt to a roof etc.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Esperanto ŝvabradi
- ŝvabradiprocess of cleaning with a mop
French serpillage
- serpillageprocess of cleaning with a mop
Hindi पोंछना
- पोंछना (põchnā)process of cleaning with a mop
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with mopping
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APA
mopping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopping
MLA
“mopping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopping. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mopping,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mopping.
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