The meaning of Swoop
Swoop – definition
verb(especially of a bird) move rapidly downwards through the air.
Usage examples:
The barn owl can swoop down on a mouse in total darknessverbSeize with a swooping motion.
Usage examples:
She swooped up the hen in her arms
verbTo move quickly in a smooth path, esp. through the air
Usage examples:
Swarms of birds swooped down from the sky., he lifted the baby up in one swoop.
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Word origin
mid 16th century (in the sense ‘sweep along in a stately manner’): perhaps a dialect variant of Old English swāpan (see sweep). The early sense of the noun was ‘a blow, stroke’.
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