- swoop in - WordReference Forums
Swoop could be followed by various propositions: on, onto, in, into, down to, towards, downwards, to [I think] It depends on who or what is being approached You could say the nurse 'swooped to' the child, but not 'swooped onto' the child But, "Seeing bits of bread, the birds swooped onto the deck and ate them " Hello, Benny Thank
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swoop 1 to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, esp down upon prey (WR Random House) The dictionary definition isn't quite as you describe it The verb is used especially but not exclusively " down upon prey" So a bird can sweep through the air up to a perching point, and the sentence you quote doesn't ruffle my feathers
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Hi! I can't find the meaning for the word "swoop", used in a musical context I found the word in a movie There are some guys recording backing vocals in a music studio When they're finished, one says to the other: "So, how was my swoop?" Thanks!
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Hello, Why doesn't WR Dictionary have this definition ==> "swoop on": to go a place without any warning in order to catch or surround a person Longman and Cambridge dictionaries have this definition but WR does not Am I wrong? swoop - WordReference com Dictionary of English Thank you
- swoop around - WordReference Forums
What does it mean? Is there another expression that can be used? Someone is on his broom, he's upside-down and falling to the ground The ground swooped around his head, reaching up to embrace him
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I've found you can also say "swoop past" -> "He didn't see the owls swooping past the window in broad daylight, though people down in the street did; they pointed and gazed open-mouthed as owl after owl sped overhead " But the meaning is different
- swoop in - WordReference Forums
What does "swoop in" mean? Amazon has been racing to dominate the Indian market, and reportedly even tried to swoop in and buy Flipkart last year before losing out to Walmart Source: Why Jeff Bezos may need India's richest man
- swoop away - WordReference Forums
Hi folks, I've been told this by a friend "will you help me with that or just gonna swoop me away?" What does that "swoop away" mean? I think I can guess it, but I want to be sure Thanks in advance!
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