'swoop' is a correct and usable word in written English.
You can use it when describing an instance of quickly moving somewhere or quickly taking something away. For example: The hawk swooped down from the sky and snatched a mouse from the ground.
When prices fall, "countries and investors seeking bargain-basement prices swoop into the Amazon", he said.
It could be less, but not much, for birds of prey like vultures to swoop in and out.
Then, over our heads, came the soft swoop of a Magellanic horned owl, a glamorous giant of a predator, which seemed unperturbed by our presence in his fiefdom.
"Most of you probably already know that transvestite creature Lady Gaga is about to release a music video," began one recent missive, purportedly circulated by Miley Cyrus fans, although perhaps created by a third fanbase wishing to discredit both Gaga and Cyrus in one fell swoop.
Mostly an endless symphony of birdsong, as friendly, brightly painted sparrows, pigeons, and native birds like the gaudy conde or the grey white eye, zozo maniok, march across your breakfast table and swoop to feed from your hands.
Terry, a 31-year-old man who lives on the west side and who says he was held at Homan Square for three days, said that the police simply drive by and swoop up Chicagoans they see out late.
Laying it out would have been far from easy - formal gardens tend to be level and symmetrical, but the paths at Drummond swoop up and down, adding a thrill to the experience.
Floor-length tulle dresses in primary brights later in the show would swoop through the lobby on the way to a cocktail party, as would satin sheaths and sequinned gowns.
In this game, though, it's your method of choice, as you swoop down pixelated slopes in search of a monster.
A dozen holidaymakers' camera shutters click furiously to catch the eagle's swoop.
"We are dealing here with great music by a whole generation of Czech composers lost in one fell swoop, most of them in October 1944," she affirms.
