What is another word for swabbing?

Pronunciation: [swˈɒbɪŋ] (IPA)

Swabbing is a term used to describe the action of cleaning or wiping an object with a small, absorbent pad or cloth. While swabbing is a commonly used word, there are several synonyms that can be used instead, depending on the context. For example, you could use the words wipe, dab, sponge or mop to describe the same action of cleaning or wiping. Similarly, the terms scrub, polish or cleanse can be used to suggest a more thorough or heavy-duty cleaning process. Whatever the word choice, the goal remains the same - to remove unwanted materials or debris from a surface or object through the use of a cleaning tool or solution.

Usage examples for Swabbing

The morning commences with the watch on deck turning-to at daybreak, and washing-down, scrubbing, and swabbing the decks.
"The Worlds Greatest Books Vol. II: Fiction"
Arthur Mee, J. A. Hammerton, Eds.
Wherever you go and whatever you do, whether you're swabbing decks in your bare feet or polishing brass railings with an old sock, you're a man.
"The After House"
Mary Roberts Rinehart
She was already swabbing Ally's arm and feeling for a vein.
"Syndrome"
Thomas Hoover

Famous quotes with Swabbing

  • "Hey," he'd said, "it's me. Case." The old eyes regarding him out of their dark webs of wrinkled flesh. "Ah," Ratz had said, at last, "the artiste." The bartender shrugged. "I came back." The man shook his massive, stubbled head. "Night City is not a place one returns to, artiste," he said, swabbing the bar in front of Case with a filthy cloth, the pink manipulator whining.
    William Gibson

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