sweeping in English

adjective

1

wide in range or effect.

we cannot recommend any sweeping alterations

synonyms: extensive, wide-ranging, global, broad, comprehensive, all-inclusive, all-embracing, far-reaching, across the board, thorough, radical, wall-to-wall, overwhelming, decisive, thorough, complete, total, absolute, out-and-out, unqualified, landslide

noun

1

dirt or refuse collected by sweeping.

the sweepings from the house

verb

1

clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

I've swept the floor

synonyms: brush, clean, scrub, wipe, mop, dust, scour, do

2

move swiftly and smoothly.

a large black car swept past the open windows

synonyms: glide, sail, rush, race, streak, speed, fly, zoom, whiz, hurtle, tear, whip

adjective

extensive, wide-ranging, global, broad, comprehensive, all-inclusive, all-embracing, far-reaching, across the board, thorough, radical, wall-to-wall
overwhelming, decisive, thorough, complete, total, absolute, out-and-out, unqualified, landslide
wholesale, blanket, generalized, all-inclusive, unqualified, indiscriminate, universal, oversimplified, imprecise
broad, extensive, expansive, vast, spacious, boundless, panoramic
wholesale

verb

brush, remove, carry, engulf, glide, search, cross, swing, sail, broom, drag
brush, clean, scrub, wipe, mop, dust, scour, do
remove, brush, clean, clear, whisk
carry, pull, drag, tow
engulf, overwhelm, flood
glide, sail, breeze, drift, flit, flounce, stride, stroll, swagger
glide, sail, rush, race, streak, speed, fly, zoom, whiz, hurtle, tear, whip
search, probe, check, explore, go through, scour, comb
cross, traverse, span
swing, swing out
brush
sail
broom
drag, tangle, embroil, sweep up, drag in

Use "sweeping" in a sentence

1. Description of Curling; sweeping

2. Note: Chimney sweeping service includes inspection, and Chimney inspection service includes Chimney sweeping if needed

3. She is sweeping with a broom.

4. Lottery mania is sweeping the state.

5. Football mania is sweeping the country.

6. His sweeping remarks offended many people.

7. The citizens voted for sweeping reforms.

8. If she's sweeping, it's a broom stick

9. Early in February she led a mine-sweeping force in bombarding the port of Wonsan and sweeping to the northward.

10. A 1970s fashion revival is sweeping Europe.

11. Searchlights are sweeping in the night sky.

12. A religious revival was then sweeping through England.

13. A sudden shocked coldness was sweeping through her.

14. The reshuffle involved sweeping changes in economic portfolios.

15. You use a Broom for sweeping the floor

16. A great exultant joy was sweeping through Grainne.

17. A man was sweeping near the telephone booth.

18. He was sweeping up leaves in his garden.

19. The New Wave was sweeping through the cinema.

20. An economic/artistic revival is sweeping the country.

21. The beautiful sweeping coastline was cloaked in mist.

22. Tomb-sweeping Day is from Chinese lunar calendar.

23. Mine-sweeping means for removing anchor cable mines

24. Chris was in a grimy apron, sweeping up.

25. The sweeping and the Besprinkling of a mourner's house

26. (1) The report's tone is Admonitory , its assertions sweeping

27. She made one of her sweeping statements about foreigners.

28. Can you hear the wind sweeping through the branches?

29. The boy assisted his father in sweeping the floor.

30. (Job 2:4) What a sweeping claim that was!

31. We need to make sweeping cuts to our budget.

32. They want to make sweeping changes to education policies.

33. Overlooking Lake Chittering with sweeping views to the horizon.

34. He felt a spasm of panic sweeping over him.

35. He rushed to greet her, sweeping his arms wide.

36. 3 That place with its sweeping cedar trees and juniper.

37. And we make sweeping judgments and inferences from body language.

38. 4 Security forces were given sweeping powers to search homes.

39. 4 He is sweeping along on a tide of revisionism.

40. This sweeping generalization is the law of conservation of energy.

41. And , uh , I'm not really a, uh, sweeping sorta fella.

42. Its surface rippled and Corrugated where sweeping cloud shadows touched

43. The report called for sweeping changes in the education system.

44. He is making sweeping generalisations to get his point across.

45. Sweeping broom apparatus having a surface tracking air blast nozzle

46. 37 synonyms for Comprehensive: broad, full, complete, wide, catholic, sweeping, extensive

47. Canaletto’s sweeping view takes in everyday life on the Grand Canal

48. A fad sweeping the United States right now is called channeling.

49. The janitor was just sweeping up as I left the building.

50. Babushka always had work to do sweeping, polishing, dusting and cleaning