swoop vs glissando
glissando vs swoopswoop and glissando both are nouns.
swoop is a verb but glissando is not a verb.
swoop is not an adverb while glissando is an adverb.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| swoop | Yes | No | Yes | No |
| glissando | Yes | No | No | Yes |
As nouns,
glissando is a hypernym of
swoop; that is, glissando is a
word with a broader meaning than swoop:
- swoop: (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale
- glissando: a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale
| swoop (noun) | glissando (noun) |
|---|---|
| a swift descent through the air | a rapid series of ascending or descending notes on the musical scale |
| a very rapid raid | |
| (music) rapid sliding up or down the musical scale |
| swoop (verb) | glissando (verb) |
|---|---|
| seize or catch with a swooping motion | |
| move down on as if in an attack | |
| move with a sweep, or in a swooping arc |
| swoop (adverb) | glissando (adverb) |
|---|---|
| (musical direction) in the manner of a glissando (with a rapidly executed series of notes) |
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