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UK
/swˈɒn/
]
[ US /ˈswɑn, ˈswɔn/ ]
[ US /ˈswɑn, ˈswɔn/ ]
VERB
-
sweep majestically
Airplanes were swanning over the mountains -
to declare or affirm solemnly and formally as true
Before God I swear I am innocent -
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
The cattle roam across the prairie
They rolled from town to town
The gypsies roamed the woods
roving vagabonds
the laborers drift from one town to the next
the wandering Jew
NOUN
- stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
How To Use swan In A Sentence
- With some of the lashings and supports removed after the long sea journey, the Swan is due to leave Portsmouth at around 11 am and will sail into the Solent, anchoring around half a mile offshore in the Stokes Bay area.
- Hello, Swanson," he said without surprise.
- Other numerous species include the yellowbilled diver Gavia adamsii, whooper swan Cygnus cygnus, lesser whitefronted goose Anser erythropus, slatybacked gull Larus Schistisagus, Kamchatka tern Sterna camtschatica, guillemot Uria aalge, thickbilled guillemot Uria lomvia, pigeon guillemot Cepphus columbs, ancient murrelet Synthliboramphus antiquus, horned puffin Fratercula Corniculata and tufted puffin Lunda cirrhata. Volcanoes of Kamchatka, Russian Federation
- Once upon a time, 12 young men were turned into swans by their wicked stepmother. Times, Sunday Times
- On either side of the white marble fireplace were swan-necked gas lamps that still worked. Times, Sunday Times
- It was wonderful, an Orkney village confronted with a swan, a selkie, and a dragon, and the consequences of allowing (or forcing) them to live among humans, as humans. "And when the waves came crashing down, he closed his eyes and softly kissed her."
- From his swank corner office on the 50th floor, Cuban-born Jose Fernandez really is at the top of his game.
- When production designer David Brisbin oversaw the “rebuild” of Charlie Swan’s house, he studied the original location obsessively and created exactly what he had seen — with one key addition. TWILIGHT SAGA NEWS FOR NOVEMBER 9TH | Open Society Book Club Discussions and Reviews
- In Egypt, Lozah recently visited some youth centres in Aswan that are participating in an initiative encouraging girls and women to utilise traditionally male-dominated spaces: Global Voices in English » Blogging About Poverty And Development In The Arab World
- She'll approach the perfume counter boldly, spray her ample poitrine and graceful, swanlike neck until it's glistening like a freshly dunked donut and writhe in olfactory ecstasy. What to Give for Christmas to the Over-Applier?
