swift
moving very fast
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,591 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 11,422 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.005% of every word in the library.
What it means
adjective
- moving very fast also: fleet fleet of footthe fleet scurrying of squirrels
noun
- United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903) also: Gustavus Franklin Swift
- an English satirist born in Ireland (1667-1745) also: Jonathan Swift, Dean Swift
- a small bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
- common western lizard; seen on logs or rocks also: western fence lizard, blue-belly, Sceloporus occidentalis
swift in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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I'm just in a hurry to see Tom Swift, that is all.
Tom Swift and His Wizard Camera · Victor Appleton · Chapter 1
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Bobby experienced a swift impulse to strangle the brutal word in the detective's throat.
The Abandoned Room · Wadsworth Camp · Chapter 1
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Gazing, with a timid glance, On the brooklet's swift advance, On the river's broad expanse!
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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And the children--the swift impression Gloria got was of a street lined, too, with little unattractive children.
Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1
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The Prince pushed the boat into the river, and got into it, and the swift current seized him and hurried him away.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1