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Definition of Sweeping
1. Adjective. Taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area; often used in combination. "A wide-sweeping view of the river"
2. Noun. The act of cleaning with a broom.
3. Adjective. Ignoring distinctions. "Wholesale destruction"
Definition of Sweeping
1. a. Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force; carrying everything before it; including in its scope many persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority; a sweeping accusation.
Definition of Sweeping
1. Verb. (present participle of sweep) ¹
2. Noun. An instance of sweeping. ¹
3. Noun. The activity of sweeping. ¹
4. Adjective. wide, broad, affecting many things ¹
5. Adjective. Completely overwhelming ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sweeping
1. the act of one that sweeps [n -S]