sponging

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noun

The application of a sponge.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sponge

    I'm to be a poor, crawling beggar, sponging for rum, when I might be rolling in a coach!

    1881–1882, Robert Louis Stevenson, Treasure Island, London; Paris: Cassell & Company, published 14 November 1883, →OCLC
nounsponging (plural spongings)

plural spongings

  1. The application of a sponge.

    I have employed cold air, and very often spongings with cold water, in order to moderate the preternatural heat of the skin, and to check the increased velocity of the circulation.

    1815, William Shearman, New Medical and Physical Journal
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APA

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MLA

“sponging.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sponging. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sponging,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sponging.

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