sweeping

IPA(Pronunciation)

Noun

countable uncountable

(countable) An instance of sweeping. / (uncountable) The activity of sweeping.

Japanese Meaning

（不可算）ほうきで掃く行為、つまり「掃除」という活動全体 / （可算）一度の掃除、すなわち一回の掃除行為

One sweeping removed the last of the dust from the old floorboards.

一回の掃き掃除で古い床板の最後の埃が取り除かれた。

Sense（1）

(countable) An instance of sweeping.

The sidewalk needed a sweeping every morning.

Sense（2）

(uncountable) The activity of sweeping.

Sweeping took all morning.

sweepings

（ plural ）