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.
is wiping
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present progressiveof wipe (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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One of former President Carter’s biggest hopes is wiping out an infectious parasitic disease that’s plagued humans for millennia.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2023
“Arcades, Blockbuster, Toys R Us, and now Black Friday. E-commerce is wiping another traditional commerce staple off the map,” said Mr. Austin, an economist with the National Center for Public Policy Research’s Project 21.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
The driving force here is that the rising global temperature is wiping out seedlings.
From Salon ● Dec. 1, 2021
The sweaty repairman is wiping his face and looking at our entire nation.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 5, 2021
An untreatable fungal disease called anthracnose is wiping out the lovely dogwoods not just here but everywhere in America.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
