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8 Letter Words for Swooping
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Definitions for Swooping
[1] to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
[2] to come down upon something in a sudden, swift attack (often followed by down and on or upon ): The army swooped down on the town.
[3] to take, lift, scoop up, or remove with or as with one sweeping motion (often followed by up, away, or off ): He swooped her up in his arms.
[4] an act or instance of swooping; a sudden, swift descent.
[5] at /in one fell swoop , all at once or all together, as if by one blow: The quake flattened the houses at one fell swoop.
[6] (intr; usually foll by down, on, or upon) to sweep or pounce suddenly
[7] (tr; often foll by up, away, or off) to seize or scoop suddenly
[8] the act of swooping
[9] a swift descent
Words related to Swooping
swooppounce, dive, plummet, rush, plunge, sweep, stoop, slide, fall
Words nearby Swooping
swoopswollen-headed, swoln, swonk, swonken, swoon, swoop, swoosh, swop, sword, sword bayonet, sword bean
Origin of Swooping
1535–45; variant (with close ō ) of Middle English swopen, Old English swāpan to sweep1; cognate with German schweifen
Word origin for Swooping
Old English swāpan to sweep; related to Old High German sweifan to swing around, Old Norse sveipa to throw
Synonyms for Swooping
dive, plummet, pounce, fall, plunge, rush, slide, stoop, sweep