How do you use Hoovering in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Hoovering meaning
The act of cleaning using a vacuum cleaner.
Using Hoovering
- The main meaning on this page is: The act of cleaning using a vacuum cleaner.
- In the example corpus, hoovering often appears in combinations such as: and hoovering, hoovering the.
Context around Hoovering
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Hoovering
- In this selection, "hoovering" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, data, home, rand and upstairs stand out and add context to how "hoovering" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include at home hoovering upstairs and dishwashing and hoovering it s. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "hoovering" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with hoovering
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mr Long continued: "On October 7, the complainant was at home hoovering upstairs. (13 words)
Other members of staff were cleaning the air vents and hoovering the carpets to remove the fungal spores and mould. (20 words)
As mentioned before, contacting you out of the blue, and pretending that nothing has happened, is a classic sign of hoovering. (21 words)
Gamedze is largely self-taught, starting at high school on Joburg’s West Rand, hoovering up every live gig he could, and borrowing a friend’s neglected drum kit “thinking I’d beat around on it for a couple of months then give it back”. (45 words)
It boasts that 90 percent of Canadians live within ten kilometres of a location, while nearly half of us (over 18 million) are part of its data-hoovering PC Optimum program. (31 words)
After tackling the conspicuous chores like dishwashing and hoovering, it's a challenge to stay on top of the less apparent duties. (22 words)
Example sentences (7)
After tackling the conspicuous chores like dishwashing and hoovering, it's a challenge to stay on top of the less apparent duties.
Interestingly, she confessed to only hoovering "the first three steps" of her staircase, rationalising "that's all they're going to see".
It boasts that 90 percent of Canadians live within ten kilometres of a location, while nearly half of us (over 18 million) are part of its data-hoovering PC Optimum program.
Mr Long continued: "On October 7, the complainant was at home hoovering upstairs.
As mentioned before, contacting you out of the blue, and pretending that nothing has happened, is a classic sign of hoovering.
Gamedze is largely self-taught, starting at high school on Joburg’s West Rand, hoovering up every live gig he could, and borrowing a friend’s neglected drum kit “thinking I’d beat around on it for a couple of months then give it back”.
Other members of staff were cleaning the air vents and hoovering the carpets to remove the fungal spores and mould.
Common combinations with hoovering
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: