Hyphenation of sweeping

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word sweeping? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

sweep-ing

Definitions of sweeping:

1.	The act of cleaning with a broom
2.	Taking in or moving over (or as if over) a wide area Often used in combination A sweeping glance A wide-sweeping view of the river
3.	Ignoring distinctions Sweeping generalizations Wholesale destruction

Synonyms of sweeping:

adj	wide, broad
adj	wholesale, indiscriminate
adj	extensive, far-reaching, comprehensive
noun	cleaning, cleansing, cleanup

Last hyphenations of this language

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.