mopping
part of speech
verb form (-ing of mop: mop, mops, mopped, mopping); noun (mopping, uncountable)
meaning for a pupil
1) Mopping is cleaning a floor with a mop and water. tree →
2) Mopping can mean wiping something such as sweat or tears with a cloth. tree →
3) "Mopping up" means cleaning up spilled liquid or finishing the last parts of a job. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life and safety, a wet floor after mopping is slippery, so people put up a "Wet floor" sign. Phrases: "mop up", "mopping the floor", "mopping his brow" (wiping sweat from the forehead).
examples
- Mum is mopping the kitchen floor. tree →
- Careful, I've just finished mopping. tree →
- The caretaker was mopping up the spilled paint. tree →
- He kept mopping his brow in the heat. tree →
- We spent the afternoon mopping up after the flood. tree →
- Mopping is easier with warm water. tree →
- "No," answered Uncle Remus, mopping his benign features with a very large and very red bandana. tree →
note
Double p: mop, mopped, mopping. A "Wet floor" sign warns that the floor has just been mopped and is slippery.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «mopping» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.