swiping in English

verb

1

hit or try to hit with a swinging blow.

she swiped me right across the nose

synonyms: swing, lash out, strike, hit, slap, cuff, belt, wallop, sock, clout

2

steal.

someone swiped one of his sausages

synonyms: steal, thieve, take, pilfer, purloin, snatch, shoplift, filch, lift, rob, nab, pinch, glom

3

pass (a swipe card) through an electronic device that reads and processes the information encoded on it.

Besides,’ he continued, swiping his I.D. pass through an electronic lock, ‘the kids trust us.’

verb

swing, lash out, strike, hit, slap, cuff, belt, wallop, sock, clout
steal, thieve, take, pilfer, purloin, snatch, shoplift, filch, lift, rob, nab, pinch, glom
pilfer, snarf, hook, filch, cabbage, sneak, pinch, purloin, nobble, abstract, lift

Use "swiping" in a sentence

1. Swiping apps closed doesn’t save battery.

2. He was swiping through pictures on Instagram, and these kids were laughing hysterically.

3. The physical operations can include swiping actions performed by the user of the message application.

4. Swiping actions may be used to display additional icons or menu options of the executing application program.

5. Tip: You can also turn aeroplane mode on or off by swiping down from the top of your screen.

6. Note:From May 200 public transit tickets were sold by card swiping, so passenger transportation volume is uncomparable with that in 200

7. A Contactless payment is performed with a Contactless-enabled device, rather than swiping or inserting a card into the PIN pad

8. Cheapskates and low spenders aren't the ideal credit card customers for banks because they're typically not as profitable as fast-swiping spendthrifts who rack up finance charges

9. For example, the app automatically adjusts the display to fit your screen size, and the navigation is based on touching and swiping instead of traditional keyboard typing.

10. The Control Center lets users access settings and apps, such as Wi-Fi, Apple AirDrop® and their camera by swiping up from the bottom of the screen.

11. Repetitive activities, such as typing, tapping or swiping on the screen of your phone, may cause discomfort in your fingers, hands, wrists, arms, shoulders or other parts of your body.

12. Also on the spectrum of Bookishness is the incorporation of the traditional book’s elements into digital media: “From webpages that imitate the format of the printed page to e-readers that incorporate the dimensions of a handheld codex to the visual cue of a page corner primed for turning-as-swiping on a digital tablet and to the iconography of a bookshelf or a file folder to organize data, the …