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
And even though his dactyl was swooping wildly through the clouds, they weren’t far back.
From "Dactyl Hill Squad" by Daniel José Older
