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How to pronounce swoop in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms slide
Type of glissando


the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides.
Type Words
Synonyms swoop up
Type of snap, snatch up, snatch
Type Words
Synonyms pounce
Type of descend, come down, fall, go down
Has types stoop


The raptor swooped down on its prey.
The teacher swooped down upon the new students.
Type Words
Type of descent
Type Words
Type of raid, foray, maraud
Type Words
Type of move

Examples of swoop

swoop
The company could still find a private investor to swoop in and rescue the firm.
From the time.com
How does Cook go from not playing in the World Cup to captain in one fell swoop?
From the guardian.co.uk
Not surprisingly, this restaurant just won two Michelin stars in one fell swoop.
From the guardian.co.uk
You may find an option there to delete all spam in the folder in one fell swoop.
From the newsobserver.com
Following last year's tax swoop, Money Mail revealed how chaos broke out at HMRC.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
So is now a good time for lesser companies to swoop in on the Woods brand family?
From the newsweek.com
They gently swoop their trunks over the surface to skim off the potable liquid.
From the buffalonews.com
It has a dirt floor and no lights, and crows swoop through its glassless windows.
From the nytimes.com
You'll show what a good sport you are, and gain kudos and cool in one fell swoop.
From the independent.co.uk
More examples
  • (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale; "the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
  • Pounce: move down on as if in an attack; "The raptor swooped down on its prey"; "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"
  • A very rapid raid
  • Move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc
  • Seize or catch with a swooping motion
  • A swift descent through the air
  • Swoop is a Galaxian clone for Mac OS by Ambrosia Software. The cast of characters includes your ship, blue swoopers, green swoopers (called grunts), red swoopers (escorts), yellow swoopers (flagships), and on higher levels, an initial charge of shadow swoopers. ...
  • Swoop is the mascot of the Philadelphia Eagles, a football team in the National Football League. Other versions of Swoop are also mascots at three American colleges.
  • Swoop is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers fictional series and toy line.