sweeping

Phonetic Respelling: [ swee-ping ]

Definition:

v. 1 to remove from a surface with or as if with a broom or brush; 2 to cover or extend over an area or time period

Sentence:

Dad cut the willow branches sweeping the ground.

More example sentences:

Dad cut the willow branches sweeping the ground.

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At the beginning of the story, what is the event sweeping the globe with excitement?

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What does Mole do when he gets angry because Mouse is sweeping dirt into his freshly swept house?

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He made sweeping generalizations about our school.

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Who was sweeping the house?

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If a cat is sweeping its' tail from side to side, what is it feeling?

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She was sweeping out the garage with a crudely constructed besom.

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What illness was sweeping through Hamilton County?

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Where do Anka and Karrie pretend to be when they are sweeping the living room?

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What item did Cordelia give the ghost in the auditorium who made sweeping motions?

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What did the old woman find when she was sweeping her yard?

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I still want to be the local shopkeeper out front in an apron sweeping the sidewalk or washing the truck.

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What did Rosemarie find while she was sweeping on her mother's job?

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Synonyms:

brush up; clear; tidy

Antonyms:

dirty

Sweeping rhymes:

• Two Syllable Rhymes
  • beeping
  • bleeping
  • creeping
  • heaping
  • keeping
  • leaping
  • peeping
  • reaping
  • seeping
  • sleeping
  • weeping
• Three Syllable Rhymes
  • safekeeping