Etymology

swooping

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Today it means: The motion of something that swoops. Full definition →

English swoop ← Middle English swopen ← Old English swāpan
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swooping · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic*swaipaną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*swaipan
  3. Old Englishswāpan
  4. Middle Englishswopen
  5. Englishswoop
  6. English todayswooping

From swoop + -ing.

swooping · noun, adjective2

  1. Proto-Germanic*swaipaną
  2. Proto-West Germanic*swaipan
  3. Old Englishswāpan
  4. Middle Englishswopen
  5. Englishswoop
  6. English todayswooping

From swoop + -ing.

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