Rhymes for SWEEPING

• a slow mode of locomotion on hands and knees or dragging the body

• conformity or harmony

• the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

• the act of retaining something

• the state of being asleep

• quiet and inactive restfulness

• the suspension of consciousness and decrease in metabolic rate

• lying with head on paws as if sleeping

• leaking out slowly

• gather, as of natural products

• get or derive

• a light, self-propelled movement upwards or forwards

• a short high tone produced as a signal or warning

• emit a single short high-pitched signal

• the short weak cry of a young bird

• a secret look

• look furtively

• cause to come into view

• make high-pitched sounds

• speak in a hesitant and high-pitched tone of voice

• appear as though from hiding

• the responsibility of a guardian or keeper

• a short high tone produced as a signal or warning

• make a strident noise

• call, summon, or alert with a beeper

• a collection of objects laid on top of each other

• (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent

• a car that is old and unreliable

• bestow in large quantities

• arrange in stacks

• fill to overflow

• the act or process of determining the time

• having a sharp inclination

• a steep place (as on a hill)

• greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation

• of a slope; set at a high angle

• devote (oneself) fully to

• let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse

• the work of cleaning and running a house

• To control or limit access to something.

• To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much role another party, often a spouse, has in some task.

• (by extension) To limit another party's participation in a collective identity or activity, usually due to undue resentment or overprotectiveness

• a liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house)

• the sound of a liquid falling drop by drop

• extremely wet

• coming down freely under the influence of gravity

• resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree

• very good; of the highest quality

• characterized by a buoyant rhythm

• moving easily and quickly; nimble

• the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another

• representation consisting of a copy (as of an engraving) made by laying paper over something and rubbing it with charcoal

• effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure

• a mechanical device for gripping an object

• the act of catching an object with the hands

• take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of

• get hold of or seize quickly and easily

• make a grasping or snatching motion with the hand

• obtain illegally or unscrupulously

• take or grasp suddenly

• capture the attention or imagination of

• take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

• rip off; ask an unreasonable price

• beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

• a sound defeat

• a sewing stitch passing over an edge diagonally

• the act of overcoming or outdoing

• smart and fashionable

• an equal exchange

• exchange or give (something) in exchange for

• move (a piece of a program) into memory, in computer science

• a sweeping stroke or blow

• strike with a swiping motion

• make off with belongings of others

• of or relating to the preservation of peace between hostile groups by international military forces

• the activity of keeping the peace by military forces (especially when international military forces enforce a truce between hostile groups or nations)

• capable of arousing and holding the attention

• acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence

• (usually plural) a fragment scraped off of something and collected

• a harsh noise made by scraping

• a deep bow with the foot drawn backwards (indicating excessive humility)

• muscular and heavily built

• the removal of covering

• stable gear consisting of a decorated covering for a horse, especially (formerly) for a warhorse

• the covering (usually paper or cellophane) in which something is wrapped

• an enveloping bandage

• preparatory school work done outside school (especially at home)

• a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

• a gentle blow

• the sound made by a gentle blow

• voluble conversation

• genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged

• the act of hitting vigorously

• strike sharply

• make light, repeated taps on a surface

• perform rap music

• talk volubly

• passing or able to pass air in and out of the lungs normally; sometimes used in combination

• the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

• an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

• diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

• the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

• a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England

• a particular interpretation or performance

• a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

• written material intended to be read

• a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something

• a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance

• the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments

• sharp piercing cry

• a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry

• so extremely intense as to evoke screams

• resembling a scream in effect

• marked by or causing boisterous merriment or convulsive laughter

• the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water

• searching for or buying goods or services

• the commodities purchased from stores

• an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

• a sound with a strong rhythmic beat

• pounding or beating strongly or violently

• the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)

• being and remaining ready and available for use