The motion of something that swoops.

present participle of swoop

That swoops or swoop.

plural of swooping

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of swoop

plural of swoop

simple past tense and past participle of swoop

(intransitive) To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive. / (intransitive) To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.

An instance, or the act of suddenly plunging downward. / A sudden act of seizing. / (music) A quick passage from one note to the next.

A surname from German.