SWOOPING
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
verb
- To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.“The lone eagle swooped down into the lake, snatching its prey, a small fish.”
- To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.“The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.”
- To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.“A hawk swoops a chicken.”
noun
- The motion of something that swoops.
adjective
- That swoops or swoop.
Source: Wiktionary
