Swabbing

Swabbing spreads the crude, potentially suffocating the grass.

Storm-Tossed Boom Complicates Spill Cleanup 2010

Swabbing the mouth with a damp sponge is not a substitute for proper hydration: where that can be administered, it should be, surely.

Euthanasia in Britain today 2009

Swabbing the cheeks of all 416 children could take much of this week.

CNN Transcript Apr 21, 2008 2008

Swabbing surfaces with Q-Tips, she returns with petri dishes brimming with bacilli.

How Clean Is Your House?: Busting Dust on Cable 2007

LOTHIAN: Swabbing, then analyzing samples in a machine.

CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2006 2006

LOTHIAN: Swabbing, then analyzing samples in a machine.

CNN Transcript Oct 10, 2006 2006

Swabbing surfaces, looking for any potential biocontaminate.

CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2005 2005

ALLBAUGH: Swabbing cheeks for DNA -- that is to match up and make sure when we are coming across bodies that may be unrecognizable or there's no identification, we need to match up DNA for identifying body parts.

CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2001 2001

Swabbing it with a napkin, she said, "First time I've told it like this from the beginning."

Devil's Waltz Kellerman, Jonathan 1992

Swabbing oil on the skin works very well for makeup removal.

Boing Boing Sean Bonner 2011