Thesaurus / swoop
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Amazon says bright or dark lights can throw off the Show’s person-detection software, and it tries to focus on the center of the action without too many swoops that might look jarring for the person on the other end of the call.
AMAZON’S NEW ROTATING, FOLLOW-YOU CAMERA IS USEFUL — AND INVASIVEGEOFFREY FOWLERFEBRUARY 26, 2021WASHINGTON POST
This was a handy way to trigger various features, like clearing all notifications in one swoop.
APPLE WATCH SERIES 6 FIRST IMPRESSIONS: A STRETCHY ADDITION LOOKS GREATAARON PRESSMANSEPTEMBER 17, 2020FORTUNE
At one fell swoop on the field of Jena, the famed military monarchy of the great Frederick fell in pieces like a potter's vessel.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISON
We always think of “eagle” when we think of “swoop,” but we do not often think of “swoop” when we think of “eagle.”
ASSIMILATIVE MEMORYMARCUS DWIGHT LARROWE (AKA PROF. A. LOISETTE)
In a day or so they organise again, and swoop down on some other place, such as Belmont.
But Charlie didn't triumph, neither did he swoop; we watched carefully until we saw that Charlie was going astern!
YACHTING VOL. 2VARIOUS.
There is something in the very words "flying column" to appease the impatient; wings in the air, a swoop upon the victim.
THE RELIEF OF MAFEKINGFILSON YOUNG
He would trust in his fortune, and swoop down upon the enemy.
WOOD MAGICRICHARD JEFFERIES
But “eagle” does not mean “swoop,” nor does “swoop” mean “eagle.”
ASSIMILATIVE MEMORYMARCUS DWIGHT LARROWE (AKA PROF. A. LOISETTE)
The eagle was closely pursuing the rabbit and made a tremendous swoop towards him.
PRAIRIE SMOKE (SECOND EDITION, REVISED)MELVIN RANDOLPH GILMORE
WORDS RELATED TO SWOOP
- aviate
- barnstorm
- bend the throttle
- buzz
- circle
- circumnavigate
- climb
- control
- cross
- dart
- dash
- dive
- drift
- flat-hat
- fleet
- flit
- float
- flutter
- glide
- hop
- hover
- hurry
- jet
- jet out
- jet over
- maneuver
- mount
- operate
- pilot
- reach
- remain aloft
- rush
- sail
- scud
- seagull
- shoot
- skim
- skirt
- sky out
- soar
- speed
- swoop
- take a hop
- take flight
- take off
- take wing
- travel
- whisk
- whiz
- whoosh
- wing
- wing in
- zip
- zoom
- aviate
- barnstorm
- bend the throttle
- buzz
- circle
- circumnavigate
- climb
- control
- cross
- dart
- dash
- dive
- drift
- flat-hat
- fleet
- flit
- float
- flutter
- glide
- hop
- hover
- hurry
- jet
- jet out
- jet over
- maneuver
- mount
- operate
- pilot
- reach
- remain aloft
- rush
- sail
- scud
- seagull
- shoot
- skim
- skirt
- sky out
- soar
- speed
- swoop
- take a hop
- take flight
- take off
- take wing
- travel
- whisk
- whiz
- whoosh
- wing
- wing in
- zip
- zoom
- aviate
- barnstorm
- bend the throttle
- buzz
- circle
- circumnavigate
- climb
- control
- cross
- dart
- dash
- dive
- drift
- flat-hat
- fleet
- flit
- float
- flutter
- glide
- hop
- hover
- hurry
- jet
- jet out
- jet over
- maneuver
- mount
- operate
- pilot
- reach
- remain aloft
- rush
- sail
- scud
- seagull
- shoot
- skim
- skirt
- sky out
- soar
- speed
- swoop
- take a hop
- take flight
- take off
- take wing
- travel
- whisk
- whiz
- whoosh
- wing
- wing in
- zip
- zoom
- aviate
- barnstorm
- bend the throttle
- buzz
- circle
- circumnavigate
- climb
- control
- cross
- dart
- dash
- dive
- drift
- flat-hat
- fleet
- flit
- float
- flutter
- glide
- hop
- hover
- hurry
- jet
- jet out
- jet over
- maneuver
- mount
- operate
- pilot
- reach
- remain aloft
- rush
- sail
- scud
- seagull
- shoot
- skim
- skirt
- sky out
- soar
- speed
- swoop
- take a hop
- take flight
- take off
- take wing
- travel
- whisk
- whiz
- whoosh
- wing
- wing in
- zip
- zoom
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.