swan dive

synonyms for swan dive

On this page you'll find 5 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to swan dive, such as: cannonball, gainer, jackknife, plunge, and swallow dive.

The Memphis metropolitan daily, the aptly named Commercial Appeal, took a swan dive on the story.
The Strange and Mysterious Death of Mrs. Jerry Lee Lewis | Richard Ben Cramer | January 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
The only thing we can be sure of is that what little credibility Congress has left took a swan dive on Friday.
Sequester Predictions Are Ridiculous | Aaron Mattis | March 3, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The mechanic seemed to do a beautiful swan dive through the flame-tinted air for a moment.
Dave Dawson with the Commandos | R. Sidney Bowen

And come he did, in a swan dive that was almost professional and that brought handclapping approval from the girls.
The Little Lady of the Big House | Jack London
Ray climbed up on the rail, poised there a second, then attempted a swan dive.
Stairway to the Stars | Larry Shaw
Some white man must have taught him, for he made the proper swan dive and did it as beautifully as I have ever seen it.
The Night-Born | Jack London
Ten seconds later, as the lapping waves reached for her, she did a sort of swan dive and landed flat with the raft beneath her.
Sally Scott of the Waves | Roy J. Snell

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