Meaning of Swoop | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward.
2. A sudden act of seizing.
3. A quick passage from one note to the next.

Equivalents

Examples

“The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim. – Sun Tzu”

“One evening, when the Boy was going to bed, he couldn't find the china dog that always slept with him. Nana was in a hurry, and it was too much trouble to hunt for china dogs at bedtime, so she simply looked about her, and seeing that the toy cupboard door stood open, she made a swoop.”

“The switchback road to Diabaig - pronounced 'Jer-vague' - passes through some of the most exhilarating scenery in Scotland. […] With a final swoop, the road plummets down into Diabaig, where cottages are dotted across the slopes of a rocky semi-circle.”

“Fortune's a right whore. If she give ought, she deals it in small parcels, that she may take away all at one swoop.”

“Originally, computers' attempts at making music were recognizable by their beeps and boops and weird swoops.”

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