wipe
verb (used with object)
to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of.
have been wiping
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present perfect progressiveof wipe.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Localities across Virginia have been wiping away divisive reminders of the state’s role as the capital of the Confederacy including renaming schools and removing Confederate monuments.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 13, 2021
We have been wiping down every surface that we have before and after every meal, regularly cleaning all railings and door knobs, handing out plastic gloves.
From Slate ● Mar. 13, 2020
I have a score to pay that I have been wiping off for the past thirty years.
From Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
