Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oversweep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-sweep
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To sweep over; to cover by sweeping.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + sweep.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

oversweeps (present, singular) oversweeping (participle, present) overswept (participle, past) overswept (past)

Questions

What does oversweep mean?
To sweep over; to cover by sweeping.
Where does oversweep come from?
From over- + sweep.

How to pronounce oversweep

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