wipe away

verb

To remove or erase with a wiping motion.

“Let me wipe away your tears.”

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Meanings

verbwipe away (third-person singular simple present wipes away, present participle wiping away, simple past and past participle wiped away)

present singular third person wipes away · participle present wiping away · participle past wiped away · past wiped away

  1. To remove or erase with a wiping motion.

    Let me wipe away your tears.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbremove by wiping

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Translations

Latin dētergeō
  • dētergeōremove or erase by wiping
Polish ścierać, zetrzeć
  • ścieraćremove or erase by wiping
  • zetrzećremove or erase by wiping
Welsh sychu ymaith
  • sychu ymaithremove or erase by wiping
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APA

wipe away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wipe%20away

MLA

“wipe away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wipe%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wipe away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wipe%20away.

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