swooped; swooping; swoops
: to move with a sweep
: to gain or carry off in or as if in a swoop
—usually used with up
swooper
noun
1
: an act or instance of swooping
2
: a single concentrated and quickly effective effort
was done in one swoop
—often used with fellsolved everything at one fell swoop
Examples of swoop in a Sentence
Verb
The police swooped in and captured the criminals.
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James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Necks swoop and hips and lower backs undulate in ways that traditional ballet never demands.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
As the brand says, the collaboration came about through a mutual appreciation for storytelling, with the princesses having been long-time admirers of the accessories and the label's means of combining art, elegance, and cultural references in one chic swoop, and turning them into wearable pieces.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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Verb
In front of a large crowd, Bland swooped, gathered the ball and splattered the stumps with his throw from 12 attempts out of 15.
—James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Necks swoop and hips and lower backs undulate in ways that traditional ballet never demands.
—David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
Wicked 2 swoops in this November for all your family holiday needs.
—Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
As the brand says, the collaboration came about through a mutual appreciation for storytelling, with the princesses having been long-time admirers of the accessories and the label's means of combining art, elegance, and cultural references in one chic swoop, and turning them into wearable pieces.
—Felicity Carter, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Swoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoop. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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swoop
1 of 2 verb
: to dive or pounce suddenly like a hawk on its prey
swoop
2 of 2 noun1
: an act or instance of swooping
2
: a single quickly effective effort
—often used with fell
solved everything at one fell swoop
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