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mopping

mop
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mop]
    • /mɒp/
    • /ˈmɒp.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mop]
    • /mɒp/

Definitions of mopping word

  • noun mopping a wry face; grimace. 1
  • verb with object mopping to rub, wipe, clean, or remove with a mop (often followed by up): to mop up a spill. 1
  • verb with object mopping to wipe as if with a mop: to mop the face with a handkerchief. 1
  • verb without object mopping to make a disappointed or unhappy face; grimace: an unruly child that mops and mows. 1
  • idioms mopping mop the floor with. floor (def 20). 1
  • noun mopping Present participle of mop. 1

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Origin of mopping

First appearance:

before 1375
One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; earlier map, late Middle English mappe, apocopated variant of mappel < Medieval Latin mappula a cloth, equivalent to Latin mapp(a) napkin + -ula -ule

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Parts of speech for Mopping

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mopping popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

mopping usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mopping

noun mopping

  • stewardship — the position and duties of a steward, a person who acts as the surrogate of another or others, especially by managing property, financial affairs, an estate, etc.
  • ironing — Chemistry. a ductile, malleable, silver-white metallic element, scarcely known in a pure condition, but much used in its crude or impure carbon-containing forms for making tools, implements, machinery, etc. Symbol: Fe; atomic weight: 55.847; atomic number: 26; specific gravity: 7.86 at 20°C. Compare cast iron, pig iron, steel, wrought iron.
  • homemaking — the establishment or management of a home; duties of a homemaker.
  • housework — the work of cleaning, cooking, etc., to be done in housekeeping.
  • sweepings — of wide range or scope.

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