Synonyms:
sweeping
Meaning: taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination; "a sweeping glance"; "a wide-sweeping view of the river"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
sweeping
Meaning: the act of cleaning with a broom
Usage examples
There was a crossing near the cab-stand, where a girl was sweeping.
The Colonel smoothed back, with a sweeping gesture, his long, smooth, locks.
Holy Rood!' The Normans then came sweeping down the hill to attack the English.
Fear was sweeping it all along. The cracking whips bit and horses plunged and tugged.
Such was her sweeping verdict, given with all a peasant’s distrust of the outside world.
But that would not disqualify me from saying that road- sweeping was an unattractive profession.
The girl thanked Diamond, and began sweeping as if nothing had happened, while his father led him away.
"Now that we've won the power and are sweeping all Russia," he declared, "all they ask of us are three little things: 1.
I heard her sweeping away; and soon after she was gone, I suppose I had a species of fit: unconsciousness closed the scene.
That question served to recall the professor to more material points, and, after a keen, sweeping look around, he nodded assent.