Swoop — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale

a very rapid raid

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈuːp/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈuːp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈuːp/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈuːp/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pounce slide swoop up

Parts of Speech

noun	(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale “the violinist was indulgent with his swoops and slides”
noun	a very rapid raid
noun	a swift descent through the air
verb	move down on as if in an attack “The raptor swooped down on its prey”
verb	move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc
verb	seize or catch with a swooping motion

Word Forms

swoop	verb	move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc
slide	verb	move smoothly along a surface
pounce	noun	the act of pouncing
swoop	noun	a swift descent through the air

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Sturzflug

(Musik) schnelles Auf- oder Abgleiten der Tonleiter

🇫🇷French

coup

(musique) glissement rapide vers le haut ou vers le bas de la gamme musicale

🇪🇸Spanish

redada

(música) deslizamiento rápido hacia arriba o hacia abajo en la escala musical

🇮🇹Italian

piombare

(musica) scorrimento rapido verso l'alto o verso il basso lungo la scala musicale

🇳🇱Dutch

duik

(muziek) snel omhoog of omlaag glijdend over de toonladder

🇵🇹Portuguese

investida

(música) deslizamento rápido para cima ou para baixo na escala musical

🇷🇺Russian

налет

(музыка) быстрое скольжение вверх или вниз по музыкальной гамме

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झपट्टा

(संगीत) संगीत के पैमाने पर तेजी से ऊपर या नीचे खिसकना

🇧🇩Bengali

ঝাঁকুনি

(সঙ্গীত) বাদ্যযন্ত্রের স্কেলের উপরে বা নীচে দ্রুত স্লাইডিং

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்வூப்

(இசை) இசை அளவில் மேல் அல்லது கீழ் வேகமாக சறுக்குதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊపు

(సంగీతం) మ్యూజికల్ స్కేల్ పైకి లేదా క్రిందికి వేగంగా జారడం

🇮🇳Marathi

झटका

(संगीत) संगीत स्केल वर किंवा खाली वेगाने सरकणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

તરાપ મારવી

(સંગીત) મ્યુઝિકલ સ્કેલ ઉપર અથવા નીચે ઝડપી સ્લાઇડિંગ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವೂಪ್

(ಸಂಗೀತ) ಸಂಗೀತ ಪ್ರಮಾಣದ ಮೇಲೆ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಳಗೆ ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಜಾರುವಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വൂപ്പ്

(സംഗീതം) മ്യൂസിക്കൽ സ്കെയിലിൽ മുകളിലേക്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ താഴേക്ക് വേഗത്തിൽ സ്ലൈഡുചെയ്യുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਪਟਣਾ

(ਸੰਗੀਤ) ਸੰਗੀਤ ਦੇ ਪੈਮਾਨੇ 'ਤੇ ਤੇਜ਼ੀ ਨਾਲ ਉੱਪਰ ਜਾਂ ਹੇਠਾਂ ਖਿਸਕਣਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

جھپٹنا

(موسیقی) میوزیکل پیمانے پر تیزی سے اوپر یا نیچے پھسلنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

猛扑

（音乐）快速向上或向下滑动音阶

🇯🇵Japanese

急降下

(音楽) 音階を素早く上下にスライドさせること

🇰🇷Korean

급습

(음악) 음계의 위아래로 빠르게 미끄러짐

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sà xuống

(âm nhạc) trượt nhanh lên xuống thang âm nhạc

🇹🇭Thai

ถลา

(ดนตรี) เลื่อนขึ้นหรือลงอย่างรวดเร็วตามระดับดนตรี

🇮🇩Indonesian

sambaran

(Musik) meluncur cepat ke atas atau ke bawah skala musik

🇵🇭Filipino

sumakay

(musika) mabilis na pag-slide pataas o pababa sa musical scale

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انقضاض

(الموسيقى) الانزلاق السريع لأعلى أو لأسفل السلم الموسيقي

🇮🇷Persian

حرکت کردن

(موسیقی) لغزش سریع به بالا یا پایین در مقیاس موسیقی

🇹🇷Turkish

baskın

(müzik) müzik skalasında hızla yukarı veya aşağı kayma

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָעוּט

(מוזיקה) החלקה מהירה למעלה או למטה בסולם המוזיקלי

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The primary meaning of 'swoop' is '(music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale'.

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