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sweep back
sweep something back
to push or move something backward in the shape of a curve. He took the brush and swept his hair back in a huge wave. She swept back her hair in a striking arrangement.
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Viggo | | VIG-go (Swedish) | Norwegian, Danish, Swedish |
Jen | | [dʒen] | |
Kane | | [kein] | |
Adeline | | a-də-LEEN (French), AD-ə-lien (English) | French, English |
Paraskeva | | - | Bulgarian, Macedonian |
GaÉTan | | - | French |