Swooping
adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The motion of something that swoops. countable, uncountable
"I rarely dared to write there after dark, but once in a while, gripped by the need to type a fresh version of a certain passage, I would type by candle or kerosene lamp and be treated to their [bats'] swoopings through the room."
- 2 A high-speed landing technique in skydiving. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of swoop form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 That swoops or swoop.
"With a huge rush of wind a swooping eagle dropped from out of the night sky."
Example
More examples"Far from being an empty void, the space around Earth is a jungle of invisible fields and tiny particles. It’s draped with twisted magnetic field lines and swooping electrons and ions."