Definitions
the act of rubbing or wiping
Word origin
From Middle English wipen, from Old English wīpian (“to wipe, rub, cleanse”), from Proto-West Germanic *wīpōn (“to wipe”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyp- (“to twist, wind around”). Cognate with German wippen (“to bob”), Swedish veva (“to turn, wind, crank”), Gothic 𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍀𐌰𐌽 (weipan, “to wreathe, crown”), Old English swīfan (“to revolve, sweep, wend, intervene”), Sanskrit वेपते (vépate, “to tremble”). More at swivel, swift.
Used in a sentence
“Melissa wiped her glasses with her shirt.”
“I wiped the sweat from my brow with the back of my hand.”
“Tom started to wipe his eyes.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Clean with a cloth”4 letters
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