how to pronounce sweeping

/ˈswiːpɪŋ/

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sweeping is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of sweeping in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… must be from all the sweeping vistas of …”

meanings of sweeping

noun:

The activity of sweeping.
An instance of sweeping.

adjective:

Wide, broad, affecting or touching upon many things.
Completely overwhelming.

verb:

Present participle of sweep.

sweeping frequency in english - C1 level of CEFR

the word sweeping occurs in english on average 7.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics sweeping can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that sweeping can be often used in the following areas:

1) business and work;

2) communication, information, and media;