a hawk swoops
Frequency: 7.08.5 per million words
To move rapidly downwards through the air.
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Examples (10)
- The hawk swooped low over the field, searching for its next meal.
- We watched in awe as the majestic hawk swooped down from the sky.
- A red-tailed hawk suddenly swoops towards the unsuspecting rabbit.
- From that high cliff, the hawk will swoop down on any small animals it spots.
- The sight of a hawk swooping is both beautiful and terrifying.
- Like a hawk swooping on its prey, the detective closed in on the suspect.
- With incredible speed, the hawk swooped to catch a fish from the river's surface.
- That hawk has swooped past my window several times this morning.
- 'Look! The hawk is about to swoop!' shouted the birdwatcher.
- The young hawk learned to swoop by watching its parents.