to swoop

Examples

• All

• "Did you see that bird swooping over the pond?" he asked her.

  Fiction book (1999)

• As he gallops, the crow takes flight and swoops toward us.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Someone just swooped in and saved you?

  Underdog (2007)

• But Mighty Eagle swooped in at the last second and got all the credit for stopping her.

  The Angry Birds Movie 2 (2019)

• The plane swoops over the valley and we see the spectacular lights of L.A. sprawl.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Swallows swoop like fighter planes as the group spreads out to look for artifacts.

  Academic text (2008)

• The shiny red Peterbilts now swooped past in endless succession.

  Fiction book (1998)

• Crows, sleek and black in the tops of the trees, calling, swooping, chasing low and fast through the dark.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The eagle swooped down quickly to catch its prey on the ground.

• As the helicopter swooped low over the field, the spectators cheered with excitement.

Synonyms

S

to sweep

vsto swoop

131 2.1

To move quickly and smoothly in a wide motion

moves usually from a higher to a lower position

S

to swish

vsto swoop

19 4.1

To move with a soft hissing or rustling sound in a smooth sweep

does not feature a whistling or hissing sound

S

to stoop

vsto swoop

1 8.9

To dive down quickly from the sky to catch prey

is not limited to hunting or bird-only situations

Antonyms

S

to stay

∞ 1.0

To remain in one place and not leave

A

to ascend

51 4.0

To move upward to a higher place, for example up a hill or into the sky

Idioms

O

one fell swoop

14 7.6

A single sudden action that happens all at once

Phrasal Verbs

S

to swoop up

3 4.2

Pick something up quickly by moving down fast

How Smooth

to glide

78 2.9

to swoop

13 3.2

to arc

10 4.4

Surface Forms

Etymology