sweeping.
An instance of sweeping.
Meaning & usage
An instance of sweeping.
The sidewalk needed a sweeping every morning.
The activity of sweeping.
Sweeping took all morning.
The sidewalk needed sweeping every morning.
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, sweep + -ing.
Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.
The government will bring in sweeping changes to the income tax system.
He loves making sweeping statements without the slightest evidence.
Completely overwhelming.
He claimed a sweeping victory.
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.)
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, sweep + -ing.
present participle and gerund of sweep
Where this word comes from
By surface analysis, sweep + -ing.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.