swooping

Meaning

1. To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
2. To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
3. To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
4. To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
5. To pass with pomp; to sweep.
6. The motion of something that swoops.
7. That swoops or swoop.

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Sources

1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data