swiping

I recall swiping Wouk's The Caine Mutiny from my mother's travel bag one miserable, gut-churning vacation when I was about twelve and having the stucco walls and smelly carpet of that hotel room just disappear as I got lost inside the narrative.

Peter Blauner: Where Have All The Middlebrows Gone? 2008

He did not need to be seducing the nanny, no matter how intriguing the idea of swiping aside all that silk and hair sounded.

Strategic Engagement Mann, Catherine 2003

And (I should admit it if pressed) I had picked it up with the idea of swiping Burt a meaty, fruity slosh over the head if he kicked up rough or turned in any way nasty.

The Saltmarsh Murders Mitchell, Gladys, 1901- 1933

"We're going to see if Hoosiers warm up to the idea of swiping their credit card or debit card to make a contribution to the Salvation Army," said Jeff Stanger, development director for the Salvation Army.

unknown title 2009

The Torch is trying to close the gap with rivals through the BlackBerry 6 operating system, which contains a number of features already common on the iPhone and Google-based devices, such as swiping through screens and pinching or expanding images with the fingers.

RIM Unveils BlackBerry Torch 2010

And is it just me, or has all this 'swiping' not resulted in Land or Mack meeting any of their deadlines any faster than before?

Interesting Response by Marvel | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2008

You can quickly move back and forth through a series of Web pages or photos by "swiping," or placing three fingers on the touchpad and moving them rapidly sideways.

Multitouch Interface 2008

Between them is a large gray area of borrowing ideas and elements -- "swiping", if you will which is a word that is sometimes used negatively and sometimes used as a non-judgmental statement of fact in the world of comics and illustration.

THE WORLD OF RICHARD SALA, Pt. 3 2007

And, you know, we don't want to go back to that kind of swiping, as it were, about the personal whatever in the Clinton family.

CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2007 2007

One very hot day while she was standing in a stream, we saw her briefly duck her head into the water, kind of swiping it sideways, something an animal almost never does.

upstate 2004