sweeping
sweep·ing
sweeping · sweepings
Kehren, Fegen
An instance of sweepingAn instance of sweeping.
/ˈswiːpɪŋ/
Meaning
2 senses(countable)An instance of sweeping.
The sidewalk needed a sweeping every morning.
Fegen, Kehren
(uncountable)The activity of sweeping.
Sweeping took all morning.
The sidewalk needed sweeping every morning.
Fegen, Kehren
More definitions
- the act of cleaning with a broom
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
an instance of sweeping:
Origin
By surface analysis, sweep + -ing.By surface analysis, sweep + -ing.
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Forms
plural: sweepingsWord family
3 related wordsRelatedsweep
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable