Sweeping
Pronunciation : Sweep"ing
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : Defn: 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. -- Sweep"ing*ly, adv. -Sweep"ing*ness, n.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913