swabbing

verb

present participle of swab
as in wiping

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for swabbing
  1. scrubbing
  2. rinsing
  3. brushing
  4. cleaning
  5. sweeping
  6. dusting
  7. combing
  8. scouring
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  • Bourdain was doing all of the grunt work at the Flagship, scrubbing pots and pans, scraping plates, peeling potatoes, and cleaning shrimp.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Following the grain from top to bottom, wipe the shutters with the damp cloth, gently scrubbing any stains.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of scrubbing
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  • Some American Standard models also include a series of openings in the rim that create a power flush, rinsing away material that often collects under the rim over time.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In her view, the benefit of rinsing to cut sodium outweighs the small dip in vitamin content.
    — Bridget Shirvell, Martha Stewart, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rinsing
Verb
  • What Parents Can Do to Help Johns Hopkins advises parents to take their teens’ feelings seriously rather than brushing them aside.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Rather than brushing off the mistaken critique, museum staff decided to lean into the joke.
    — Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026
Definition of brushing
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  • Wu said there are cleaning protocols hospitals and long-term care facilities can use to minimize potential spread of the fungus.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
  • When removing ink from leather backpacks, be sure to use a leather conditioner after cleaning.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of cleaning
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  • Luke Della Valle, an 18-year-old from Westport, Connecticut, earns $18 an hour at kid’s hair salon Sharkey’s sweeping the floors and helping out hairstylists.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • This marks mainland Europe's first total eclipse since 1999, with the path of totality sweeping from Russia, across the Arctic, Greenland, and Iceland, before culminating in Spain, a prime viewing destination.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of sweeping
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  • Regularly dusting the leaves gets rid of debris that blocks sunlight.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Despite Han Solo's protestations to the contrary, travelling faster than light on screen is usually just as straightforward as dusting crops.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of dusting
Verb
  • Police, soldiers and volunteers have been combing through wreckage.
    — Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Hiring a researcher, Rice began investigating, speaking with people from McDonnell’s past and combing through archival records.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of combing
Verb
  • Besides Instagram hustling and scouring job boards, entrepreneurial editors find gigs when creators call out for help.
    — Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
  • With the earnings season underway, investors scouring through financial results looking for clues to companies’ growth outlook.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of scouring
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