Definition of "sponging" []

• Present participle of sponge. (verb)

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• "Why, what sane man would call sponging a profession?"
• "Too little heat in fixing color operates to stain the face side of the leaf of a dull Spanish-brown color, and is called sponging, and may be known to the novice by its effects being visible only on the"
• "The other is "sponging" - in which the dolphins break off a conical bit of sponge and fit it over their heads like a cap, shielding them as they forage for food on the sea floor."