mopping

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

mopping
    n 1: cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping" [syn:
         {swabbing}, {mopping}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mop \Mop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Mopping}.]
   To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a
   floor; to mop one's face with a handkerchief.
   [1913 Webster]