swab
noun
a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
is swabbing
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present progressiveof swab (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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He and his students are trapping rats and mice in medians and parks, and one of his students is swabbing the posteriors of live pigeons.
From New York Times ● Apr. 7, 2017
The treatment is swabbing with iodized phenol or curettage.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
