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sweeping along

sweeping along is the present participle and gerund of sweep along.

Meaning of sweep along

Verb

sweep along (third-person singular simple present sweeps along, present participle sweeping along, simple past and past participle swept along)

  1. to make someone feel very enthusiastic about an activity and very involved in it
    • We were swept along by her eloquence.
    Synonyms:
    carry along

Questions about sweeping along

What is sweeping along the present participle and gerund of?
Sweeping along is the present participle and gerund of sweep along.

Words near sweeping along in the dictionary

  1. sweepers
  2. sweepest
  3. sweepeth
  4. sweepin'
  5. sweeping
  6. sweeping along
  7. sweeping aside
  8. sweeping away
  9. sweeping in
  10. sweeping out
  11. sweeping someone off their feet

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