swoop meaning in Sanskrit
ध्रजति dhrajati
/ˈswuːp/
More pronunciations (1)Fewer pronunciations
obsolete/ˈsuːp/
swoop in Sanskrit: ध्रजति (dhrajati). In English, swoop means to fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
Sanskrit words for swoop
- to move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement
- ध्रजति dhrajati
English meaning of swoop
- verb To fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
- verb To move swiftly, as if with a sweeping movement, especially to attack something.
- verb To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing.
- verb To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.
swoop in a sentence
- The lone eagle swooped down into the lake, snatching its prey, a small fish.
- The dog had enthusiastically swooped down on the bone.
- The quality of decision is like the well-timed swoop of a falcon which enables it to strike and destroy its victim. – Sun Tzu
Synonyms of swoop
swoop in other languages
Questions about swoop in Sanskrit
- What is the meaning of swoop in Sanskrit?
- Swoop in Sanskrit is ध्रजति (dhrajati).
- swoop इत्यस्य संस्कृते कः अर्थः?
- Swoop: ध्रजति (dhrajati).
- What does swoop mean in English?
- Swoop means to fly or glide downwards suddenly; to plunge (in the air) or nosedive.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: swoop (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sanskrit words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: En-us-swoop.ogg.
Cite this page: “swoop meaning in Sanskrit.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/sanskrit/swoop. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
