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wet mopping

wet mopping is the present participle and gerund of wet mop.

Meaning of wet mop

Verb

wet mop (third-person singular simple present wet mops, present participle wet mopping, simple past and past participle wet mopped)

  1. (intransitive) To clean or to wipe with a wet mop.
    • 2. Clean floor surfaces over which visitors walk including door mats, runners, carpets, exposed floors and stairs — vacuuming, wet mopping, scrubbing or dust mopping as the kind of surface requires; remove gum or tar and spot clean carpets.1976, Lewis, Ralph, Manual for Museums, Clemson University Libraries, page 208

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Questions about wet mopping

What is wet mopping the present participle and gerund of?
Wet mopping is the present participle and gerund of wet mop.

Words near wet mopping in the dictionary

  1. wet meter
  2. wet meters
  3. wet moon
  4. wet mop
  5. wet mopped
  6. wet mopping
  7. wet mops
  8. wet mount
  9. wet mounts
  10. wet my lips
  11. wet nelly

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