Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: sweeping
IPA transcription: [sw'ipɪŋ]
Pronunciations of sweeping
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adverb meaning of the word
  • 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.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pierre Trudeau, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Palladian architecture, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Ronald Reagan, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Harvey Milk, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Indigenous people of the Everglades region, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Imperial Airlines Flight 201/8, License CC BY-SA 4.0