вытира́ть

fairly common #3510C2

verbimperfective perfective is вы́тереть

1.
to wipe, to wipe off
Она́ вытира́ет пыль с полки.
She is wiping the dust off the shelf.
Imperfective; perfective вытереть.
2.
to dry, to wipe dry
Он вытира́ет во́лосы полоте́нцем.
He is drying his hair with a towel.

Examples

Я вытира́ю обе́денный стол.
I am wiping the dining table.
Он вытирал слезившиеся глаза платком.
He wiped his teary eyes with a handkerchief.
Рикша устало вытирал пот со лба.
The rickshaw driver wearily wiped the sweat from his forehead.
Вытира́йте ноги.
Wipe your shoes on the mat.
Растёкшийся по столу чай пришлось вытирать тряпкой.
The tea that had spilled across the table had to be wiped up with a cloth.
Насмеявшийся до слёз зритель вытирал глаза.
The spectator, who had laughed until he cried, wiped his eyes.
Он вытирал пол от расплескавшегося молока.
He was wiping up the milk that had spilled onto the floor.
Не вытира́й нос рукаво́м.
Don't wipe your nose on your sleeve.

Imperative
ты	вытира́й
вы	вытира́йте

Active present	вытира́ющий	wiping, rubbing out, erasing
Active past	вытира́вший	wiping, wiping away, wiping off, drying
Passive present	вытира́емый	wipeable, erasable
Passive past	-
Gerund present	вытира́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	вытира́в вытиравши	while doing (past)

LockedUnlock full word family

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
втира́ть	в-	to rub
вытира́ть	вы-	to wipe; to dry
затира́ть	за-	to jam
истира́ть	ис-	to grind down; to wear out; to chafe