Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 5 compound words that contain sweeping. The most common are listed below. Open sweeping in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- Tomb Sweeping DayAn annual Chinese holiday on the first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar (April 4 or 5), during which families gather to honor their ancestors and clean their tombs. The festival is also associated …
- sweeping the boardpresent participle and gerund of sweep the board
- sweeping the deckpresent participle and gerund of sweep the deck
- Tomb Sweeping FestivalSynonym of Tomb Sweeping Day: An annual Chinese holiday on the first day of the fifth solar term in the traditional Chinese lunisolar calendar (April 4 or 5), during which families gather to honor their ancestors and clean their tombs. The …
- sweeping the floor with someonepresent participle and gerund of sweep the floor with someone
- sweeping alongpresent participle and gerund of sweep along
- sweeping asidepresent participle and gerund of sweep aside
- sweeping awaypresent participle and gerund of sweep away
- sweeping outpresent participle and gerund of sweep out
- sweeping uppresent participle and gerund of sweep up
- muzzle sweepingpresent participle and gerund of muzzle sweep
- sweeping someone off their feetpresent participle and gerund of sweep someone off their feet
- sweeping something under the rugpresent participle of sweep something under the rug: To conceal a problem (usually an embarrassing or illegal one) expediently, rather than remedy it thoroughly.
Compound words 5
- minesweepingThe detection and safe disposal of mines.
- oversweepingpresent participle and gerund of oversweep
- sweepingnessThe quality of being sweeping; broadness of scope.
- downsweepingpresent participle and gerund of downsweep
- outsweepingpresent participle and gerund of outsweep