swoop
verb (used without object)
to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, especially down upon prey.
was swooping
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past progressiveof swoop.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Wall Street was swooping down on Piggly Wiggly “like an eagle on a chicken,” Saunders thought.
From Slate ● Feb. 8, 2021
“Captain Marvel” was swooping into movie theaters on March 8, the same date as International Women’s Day in the same month as Women’s History Month.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 21, 2019
A man on a yellow bicycle was swooping around in the grass, playing “Ain’t No Sunshine” on a boom box.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 22, 2017
Because of feather indentations on the Harrier's back, maybe the Harrier was swooping down like a bird of prey to catch its target and the Jaguar was its bait lying on the floor.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 20, 2010
This was to Michael, who had suddenly risen from the floor and was swooping through the air, roaring with laughter, and just grazing the china ornaments on the mantelpiece as he passed.
From "Mary Poppins" by P. L. Travers
