Swooping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Swooping is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of swoop.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of swoop.
More Meanings
- The motion of something that swoops.
- A high-speed landing technique in skydiving.
- That swoops or swoop.
Example Sentences
With a huge rush of wind a swooping eagle dropped from out of the night sky.
I rarely dared to write there after dark, but once in a while, gripped by the need to type a fresh version of a certain passage, I would type by candle or kerosene lamp and be treated to their [bats'] swoopings through the room.
Word Forms
- swoopings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include slide, pounce, sloping, sloshing, scoot, downsweep.
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