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to swoop down
[phrase form: swoop]
01
to descend quickly and suddenly, often used to describe the action of birds or aircraft
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
movement verb
regular
inseparable
particle
down
base verb
swoop
present tense
swoop down
3rd person singular
swoops down
present participle
swooping down
past simple
swooped down
past participle
swooped down
Examples
The eagle swooped down to catch the rabbit in the field.
