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
Examples of swoop in a Sentence
The police swooped in and captured the criminals.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 3 June 2026
Yet since Lestat didn't take credit for his gesture, Armand swooped in.
—Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 3 June 2026
The attack drone spots the Russian soldier in a field in eastern Ukraine and swoops in.
—David L. Stern, Washington Post, 31 May 2026
Hesty is known among zoo staff and visitors for the long, swooping bangs that hang over her face.
—Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
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“Swoop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoop. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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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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