Sweeney
/ˈswiːni/
Sweeney proper noun: a surname from Irish.
Proper noun (1)
Sweeney (plural Sweeneys)
- A surname from Irish.
- Experts agree that Sydney Sweeney is always winning. She emerges from this national dust-up only more powerful than ever.2025 August 2, Scottie Andrew, Leah Asmelash, Harmeet Kaur, “What has America learned from the Sydney Sweeney situation? We asked the experts”, in CNN
Proper noun (2)
the Sweeney
- The Flying Squad, a branch of the London police service.
- It turned out the police wouldn't raid the place until the Monday morning but in the meantime there were drinks to drink and drugs to take. Even Lettsbe and the Sweeney arrived and joined in the celebrations with us.
The police, however, did hit Jill's address early on Monday morning.2018, Gary London, For the Love of Brass
- It turned out the police wouldn't raid the place until the Monday morning but in the meantime there were drinks to drink and drugs to take. Even Lettsbe and the Sweeney arrived and joined in the celebrations with us.
Forms of Sweeney
| plural | Sweeneys |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Sweany |
| alternative form | Sweeny |
| alternative form | Swinney |
Origin of Sweeney
Anglicized form of Irish Ó Suibhne. Compare McSweeney.
From Sweeney Todd, the name of a fictional character.
Words formed from Sweeney
Phrases with Sweeney
Words that rhyme with Sweeney
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- queenie
- queeny
- sheeny
- wahine
- weeny
- zucchini
- Adiabene
- Apamene
- arancini
- Atropatene
- bandikini
- bandini
- bandkini
- beany
- blackberrytini
- blueberrytini
- broccolini
- bucatini
- burkini
- burqini
- camikini
- capellini
- caulini
- cheekini
- chocolatini
- chocotini
- cinnamontini
- coffeetini
- Commagene
- crostini
- damascene
- Datterini
- Emesene
- facekini
- fatkini
- Feeney
- fettuccine
- gingertini
- Gini
- Gogarene
- grissini
- halterini
- halterkini
- Lamborghini
- Laodicene
- lemon drop martini
- limetini
- linguine
Questions about Sweeney
- What does Sweeney mean?
- Sweeney means a surname from Irish.
- What part of speech is Sweeney?
- Sweeney is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Sweeney?
- Sweeney is pronounced /ˈswiːni/.
Words near Sweeney in the dictionary
Source and license
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