swiping
SaySWYP-ing/ˈswaɪpɪŋ/
- 1Present participle and gerund of swipe.
The cat kept swiping at the dangling string with one paw.
Swiping left on the dating app dismisses each profile.
Note
One spelling does two jobs: after be it is the progressive verb (she was swiping her card), and as subject or object it is a verbal noun (swiping is quicker than typing). The construction that follows signals the meaning: swiping at something is batting or grabbing, swiping a card scans it, swiping right on someone approves a dating profile, and swiping a wallet is theft.
swiping is a form of swipe
swipe, verb: To control a touch screen by drawing a finger quickly across its surface. Full entry
- Spelling
- swipe → swiping: drop the e, add -ing
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