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swoop

/swup/

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noun
(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
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"the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"

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slide

type of:
glissando
verb
seize or catch with a swooping motion
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swoop up

type of:
snap snatch up snatch
verb
move down on as if in an attack
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"The raptor swooped down on its prey" "The teacher swooped down upon the new students"

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pounce

type of:
descend come down fall go down
noun
a swift descent through the air
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type of:
descent
noun
a very rapid raid
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raid foray maraud
verb
move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc
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type of:
move

Examples of swoop

"the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides"
"The raptor swooped down on its prey"
"The teacher swooped down upon the new students"