sweeping

UK /ˈswiːpɪŋ/ US /ˈswiːpɪŋ/
adj 3noun 2

Definitions

noun

1

An instance of sweeping.

The sidewalk needed a sweeping every morning.

2

The activity of sweeping.

Sweeping took all morning.

The sidewalk needed sweeping every morning.

adj

1

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.

2

Completely overwhelming.

He claimed a sweeping victory.

3

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.)

Your note

not saved
0 chars