swoop

/swˈup/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

noun

1. (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
   “the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides”
2. a very rapid raid
3. a swift descent through the air

verb

1. move down on as if in an attack
   “The raptor swooped down on its prey”
2. move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc
3. seize or catch with a swooping motion

Synonyms for swoop

• slide
• pounce
• swoop up

Words that rhyme with swoop

• loop
• scoop
• stoop
• troop
• group
• hoop
• droop
• poop
• soup
• recoup
• whoop
• coop
• croup
• dupe
• goop
• regroup
• snoop
• stoup
• subgroup
• coupe
• drupe
• loupe
• nincompoop
• sloop
• troupe
• alleyoop
• arrupe
• arup
• boop
• calgroup