Oversweeping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌəʊvəˈswiːpɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Oversweeping is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of oversweep.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of oversweep.
More Meanings
- (rare) Overly sweeping.
Example Sentences
Now, hearing the man made conreate by that virile voice, her whole nature roused to defiance and to an oversweeping desire to see him face to face.
In this low portion there is here and there a rounded upswelling of more resist ing rock, with trends, all telling the same story of a vast oversweeping ice-flood from the north.
He had never been even in a magistrate's court, but he had heard the legends and traditions of the advocates; had read that eminent fiction, Wirt's Life of Patrick Henry, and a volume of Charles Philips's speeches, and had felt that strong inner going forth of the soul that yearned to find utterance in oversweeping reach.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sweeping, overvast, overextensive, overwide, overweening, overswift.
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