Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swooping

/swˈupɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: swoop-ing
IPA: /swˈupɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of swoop

noun

The motion of something that swoops.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A high-speed landing technique in skydiving.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

That swoops or swoop.

Example Sentences

"I rarely dared to write there after dark, but once in a while, gripped by the need to type a fresh version of a certain passage, I would type by candle or kerosene lamp and be treated to their [bats'] swoopings through the room."
"With a huge rush of wind a swooping eagle dropped from out of the night sky."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *swaipaną Proto-West Germanic *swaipan Old English swāpan Middle English swopen English swoop Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English swooping From swoop + -ing.

Usage

Inflected Forms

swoopings (plural)

Phrases

swooping season

Rhymes With

grouping whooping snooping looping scooping drooping regrouping stooping trooping recouping shuping hooping

Questions

How do you pronounce swooping?: The recorded pronunciation is /swˈupɪŋ/.
What does swooping mean?: present participle and gerund of swoop
Where does swooping come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *swaipaną Proto-West Germanic *swaipan Old English swāpan Middle English swopen English swoop Proto-Indo-European *-onts Proto-Germanic *-ndz Proto-West Germanic *-andī Old English -ende Middle English -ynge English -ing English swooping From swoop + -ing.

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