Sweeping

Quick meaning: Sweeping is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of sweep.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of sweep.

More Meanings

1. (countable) An instance of sweeping.
2. (uncountable) The activity of sweeping.
3. Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.
4. Completely overwhelming.
5. Moving in a continuous motion, rather than by intermittent jumps. (For example, the second hand on a clock face may move either in the sweeping manner or in the ticking manner.)

Example Sentences

Sweeping took all morning.

The sidewalk needed sweeping every morning.

The sidewalk needed a sweeping every morning.

He loves making sweeping statements without the slightest evidence.

Word Forms

• sweepings

Synonyms for sweeping

Depending on context, synonyms include across-the-board, wide-ranging, all around, all-embracing, all-encompassing, blanket.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include moving, wide, broad, extensive, far-reaching, comprehensive.

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