swoop
verb (used without object)
to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
are swooping
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present progressiveof swoop.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Budget carriers like Breeze, Allegiant and Frontier are swooping in on Spirit’s former routes as well as circling its valuable takeoff and landing slots at bigger airports.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
As the office market bottoms out after a long fall, renters are swooping in to buy their own buildings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
And regulators are swooping in amid concern about how to protect investors in organizations that do not adopt traditional business and accounting practices.
From New York Times ● Mar. 8, 2022
And low-flying helicopters are swooping around town as part of beefed-up security precautions.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 24, 2020
Swifts are swooping low in the sky, and I can smell the rain coming.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
