swooping
俯冲,俯冲式,俯卧撑,俯冲的
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Definitions
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- : to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
- : to come down upon something in a sudden, swift attack: The army swooped down on the town.
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- : to take, lift, scoop up, or remove with or as with one sweeping motion: He swooped her up in his arms.
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- : an act or instance of swooping; a sudden, swift descent.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
It has the swooping, symmetrical grace of a bird's wingspan.
They craft melodies that mirror those experiences, swooping and soaring and begging you to sing along.
He says the way we do this is similar to a bird of prey assessing its quarry, swooping in.
He did the same for my sister, swooping in to whisk her away from the Cadet Org in Florida.
European leaders have pinned their hopes on wealthy foreign investors, swooping in to buy eurozone sovereign.
They appeared and vanished about the corners of the Islands and promontories like birds swooping after prey.
Little wonder that a woman should neglect to make due allowance for the quick swooping of the boat!
Even as we watched, a bird came swooping across the lawn, alighted on my knife handle, and began to carol.
Francesca made a sudden swooping motion, and caught box, cover, and contents in her arms.
The sharp chug-chug of a motor suddenly sounded, and the disguised launch darted forward like a hawk swooping down on a chicken.