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Meanings of swoop in English

Portuguese
polvilhar

Move down on as if in an attack.

polvilhar

(Music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale.

Synonyms
Examples for "pounce"
Examples for "pounce"
1
If an opportunity comes along, are you able to pounce on it?
Reuters
2
Racing prominently meant that he was in the right place to pounce.
The Guardian
3
It was a dangerous moment; I was ready to pounce upon Anna.
In Those Days: The Story of an Old Man
4
But not one-third of that space was covered in the lightning pounce.
Further Adventures of Lad
5
Subconsciously I must have hesitated long enough for Mrs. Nadworny to pounce.
Love is the best medicine: what two dogs taught one veterinarian...

Seize or catch with a swooping motion.

Usage of swoop in English
1
That was the idea behind Monsanto's swoop on Syngenta AG last year.
Reuters
2
In one swoop, two important social and economic problems could be solved.
The Irish Times
3
Police said a substantial amount of cannabis was seized in the swoop.
The Irish Times
4
They are coming, the simpletons; they swoop down upon the treacherous floor.
The Wonders of Instinct: Chapters in the Psychology of Insects
5
The room lurched; went upward and sidewise with a wild dizzying swoop.
Beyond the Vanishing Point
6
Caped superheroes swoop and wheel and dip around the Empire State Building.
Geektastic
7
The general, with a swoop of his hand, mixed all the matches.
The Secret of the Night
8
Those falls, in turn, left stocks well-priced for investors to swoop in.
Reuters
9
He would trust in his fortune, and swoop down upon the enemy.
Wood Magic: A Fable
10
ABC is known for renewing its series early in one fell swoop.
Reuters
11
The Bezos swoop on a feebler generation of Grahams raises similar possibilities.
The Guardian
12
The clutter that could disappear in one fell swoop is enticing, right?
The Irish Times
13
With the remarkable victory, Puig reached several milestones in one fell swoop.
Reuters
14
Flocks of seagulls swoop over a small fleet of rusty fishing boats.
Reuters
15
The consequence was a second swoop, in which forty-one were carried off.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U. S. A., in the Rocky Mou...
16
It landed right on top of me, all in one fell swoop.
Cooking Up Murder
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Translations for swoop
Portuguese
polvilhar
Swoop through the time
Swoop across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common