swoopingadj.

/ˈswuːpɪŋ/

Etymology: < swoop v. + -ing suffix².

†1. Sweeping along the ground; trailing. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > with trailing garments

swooping1581

the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > trailingly

trailinga1400

swooping1581

dragglinga1599

training1645

streeling1841

traily1902

1581 A. Gilby Pleasaunt Dialogue sig. B2 In this swouping blacke gowne, and this sarcenet flaunting tippet.

1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus i. ii. 262 Thy plainer verse..Is grac'd with a faire end and sooping traine.

a. Descending with a rapid sweeping movement.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > swooping down

swooping1846

1846 C. G. Prowett tr. Æschylus Prometheus Bound 18 The swooping thunder~bolt with flaming breath.

1857 J. Hamilton Lessons from Great Biogr. 188 The Sea of Galilee..its waters..splashed up for a moment by the swooping pelican.

b. Of a surface: sloping sharply or steeply.

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the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping > steep (except of hills, etc.)

staira1175

slidingc1325

steepa1400–50

side?a1475

right-up1511

steep-down1530

steepwise1542

headlonga1557

steep-up?a1560

pitch hill1560

pendent1587

high-pitched1596

steeped1596

perpendicular1598

steepy1735

declivitous1799

steepish1814

escarped1853

steep-cut1888

swooping1956

1956 G. Durrell My Family & Other Animals viii. 103 One of the first to arrive was Zatopec, an Armenian poet, a short, stocky individual with a swooping eagle nose.

1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Nov. 744/1 The gently upturned, swooping roofs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	swooping
释义	swoopingadj. /ˈswuːpɪŋ/ Etymology: < swoop v. + -ing suffix². †1. Sweeping along the ground; trailing. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > progressive motion > walking > [adjective] > having specific manner of walking > with trailing garments swooping1581 the world > space > relative position > support > hanging or suspension > [adjective] > hanging down > trailingly trailinga1400 swooping1581 dragglinga1599 training1645 streeling1841 traily1902 1581 A. Gilby Pleasaunt Dialogue sig. B2 In this swouping blacke gowne, and this sarcenet flaunting tippet. 1602 2nd Pt. Returne fr. Parnassus i. ii. 262 Thy plainer verse..Is grac'd with a faire end and sooping traine. 2. a. Descending with a rapid sweeping movement. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > downward motion > [adjective] > swooping down swooping1846 1846 C. G. Prowett tr. Æschylus Prometheus Bound 18 The swooping thunder~bolt with flaming breath. 1857 J. Hamilton Lessons from Great Biogr. 188 The Sea of Galilee..its waters..splashed up for a moment by the swooping pelican. b. Of a surface: sloping sharply or steeply. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > inclination > [adjective] > inclined from level or sloping > steep (except of hills, etc.) staira1175 slidingc1325 steepa1400–50 side?a1475 right-up1511 steep-down1530 steepwise1542 headlonga1557 steep-up?a1560 pitch hill1560 pendent1587 high-pitched1596 steeped1596 perpendicular1598 steepy1735 declivitous1799 steepish1814 escarped1853 steep-cut1888 swooping1956 1956 G. Durrell My Family & Other Animals viii. 103 One of the first to arrive was Zatopec, an Armenian poet, a short, stocky individual with a swooping eagle nose. 1979 Jrnl. Royal Soc. Arts Nov. 744/1 The gently upturned, swooping roofs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1581
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