swoops in English

noun
1
a swooping or snatching movement or action.
four members were arrested following a swoop by detectives on their homes
verb
1
(especially of a bird) move rapidly downward through the air.
the barn owl can swoop down on a mouse in total darkness
synonyms:divedescendsweeppounceplungepitchnosediverushdartspeedzoom
2
seize with a sweeping motion.
she swooped up the hen in her arms
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1. The eagle swoops towards the goats with outstretched arms.

2. If a predator comes near, she quickly swoops down to defend her chicks.

3. Beaky manages to grab Bugs in his talons and swoops away

4. An owl swoops from the ridge top, noiseless but as flame.

5. Another gull swoops down and begins to hector the first one for its food.

6. Rather, the carrier frequency swoops up or down about an octave.

7. LII The spotted hawk swoops by and accuses me, he complains of my gab and my loitering.

8. It swoops low, hawking, across the hillside, over the fort and out into the mists of Corve Dale.

9. If it seems that the fledgling might hit the ground, the mother swoops down under it, carrying it ‘on her pinions.’

10. The researchers believes the imbalance leads to the over-production of Bradykinin, which swoops in to keep blood pressure from getting too high

11. At a designated spot, SEAL Team Six swoops in, puts us on one of those inflatable motorboats, we hit the water, we're out of there, on our way to you.

12. Barramundi is a very unique looking sea bass as they have a steep sloping back, which swoops down to a rather small head and a body color that fades from black on the upper side to silver on the belly