swift
adjective
swifts
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pluralof swift.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Others have raised environmental concerns over colonies of common swifts nesting in the park.
From Barron's ● Jun. 26, 2026
Photographer Amy Brewer said she saw birds attempting to return to nests which swifts use year after year, while Dorking Swift Conservation said an established colony could be lost.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
She said swifts had been arriving in the UK looking for their nests and she had seen more than 30 swifts flying above the building site.
From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2026
Downtown's Pershing Square supports mourning doves, Vaux's swifts, gopher snakes and exotic streaktails, a type of fly that feeds on aphids.
From Science Daily ● May 29, 2024
A few are swifts, rushing to and fro in a blur as they herd us out.
From "Red Queen" by Victoria Aveyard
