Definition of "mopping"

mopping

verb
1. present participle and gerund of mop
noun
plural moppings
1. The process of cleaning with a mop.
  Quotations
  Even as it buckled over the years and the nail heads at the edges popped up and rusted from repeated moppings, that floor symbolized her unyielding independence.
  2013, Evelyn I. Funda, Weeds: A Farm Daughter's Lament, page 32
2. An application of molten asphalt to a roof etc.