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sweepings

sweepings is the plural of sweeping.

Meaning of sweeping

Noun

sweeping (countable and uncountable, plural sweepings)

  1. (countable) An instance of sweeping.
    • The sidewalk needed a sweeping every morning.
  2. (uncountable) The activity of sweeping.
    • Sweeping took all morning.

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Noun

sweepings pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) Material that is swept up.

Questions about sweepings

What does sweepings mean?
Sweepings means material that is swept up.
What is sweepings the plural of?
Sweepings is the plural of sweeping.
What part of speech is sweepings?
Sweepings is a noun.

Words near sweepings in the dictionary

  1. sweeping the deck
  2. sweeping the floor with someone
  3. sweeping up
  4. sweepingly
  5. sweepingness
  6. sweepings
  7. sweeplike
  8. sweepline
  9. sweeplines
  10. sweepnet
  11. sweepnets

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