🇬🇧 Wipe meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

To wipe means to clean or dry something by gently rubbing it, usually with a cloth, tissue, or your hand, so you can take away dirt, food, or liquid from its surface.

My little brother wiped his nose on his sleeve and proudly announced, “Built-in tissue!”

I wiped my hands on my pants, and my pants said, “Why am I always the napkin?”

The teacher wiped the chalkboard, and all the math disappeared like it had never hurt our brains at all.

My baby brother wiped his banana hands on the wall and created modern art called “Yellow Disaster.”

I had to wipe my face after the spaghetti sauce tried to escape my mouth and explore my chin.

At the picnic two kids sit under a tree. A child drops jam. They wipe the bench with a napkin, wipe the jam from small hands, wipe the shirt, wipe the mouth, then wipe the last smear from the plate. They laugh, share the sandwich, and the problem feels tiny and gone.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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