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Synonyms & Antonyms for swoon
Synonyms: Verb
black out, conk (out), faint, keel (over), pass out
Synonyms: Noun
daze, dazedness, fog, haze, muddle, spin
Antonyms: Verb
come around, come round, come to, revive
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Examples of swoon in a Sentence
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She almost swooned from fright. whenever the young woman swooned, she always seemed to manage falling into the arms of a good-looking manNoun
she wandered about in a swoon for several days after receiving the tragic news fell into a swoon at the sight of the handsome movie star
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There’s something special about Derry Girls — exactly the kind of stuff that Erin waxes poetic about in her diaries and her swooning voiceovers. — Alex Abad-santos, Vox, "Netflix’s Derry Girls is the best teen show out right now," 14 Aug. 2019 Another awards show, another night of swooning over cute pics of Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart– wait. — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, "Here's the Real Reason Cole Sprouse and Lili Reinhart Skipped the 2019 Teen Choice Awards," 12 Aug. 2019 Much of this season's promotional materials has focused on the moms swooning over your character at the Hawkins pool. — Kelsea Stahler, refinery29.com, "Stranger Things' Dacre Montgomery Breaks Down Billy's Major Season 3 Ch-Ch-Changes," 5 July 2019 While his wax figure is being swooned on by plenty of young visitors, the real Shawn Mendes appears to be spoken for. — Eric Todisco, PEOPLE.com, "Madame Tussaud's Gives Shawn Mendes Fans a Chance to Hold Hands with the Wax Version of the Singer," 14 Aug. 2019 As the hostilities rose, markets swooned, with ten-year bond yields in America reaching 1.71%, as investors judged that the Federal Reserve will slash interest rates to try to keep the expansion alive (see article). — The Economist, "Dangerous miscalculations," 8 Aug. 2019 Even before the election dispute, protests had broken out in provincial cities as Russia’s economy swoons under Western sanctions. — Ivan Nechepurenko, BostonGlobe.com, "Moscow police arrest more than 1,300 at election protest," 27 July 2019 In Orliński’s swooning rendering, purity combined with sultriness. — Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, "A Millennial Countertenor’s Pop-Star Appeal," 15 July 2019 His dancers don’t bend with swooning luxury, but with nimble proficiency. — Janine Parker, BostonGlobe.com, "Merce Cunningham dances are marvels anew with Compagnie CNDC-Angers," 4 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
The smiles on both of their faces are beyond swoon-worthy. — Blake Bakkila, Good Housekeeping, "Rafael Nadal and His Future Wife Xisca Perelló Are Reportedly Getting Married in October," 15 Aug. 2019 Assi has a beef with the soap his wife watches in a swoon every day, especially in its unflattering portrayal of the Jewish general. — Barbara Vandenburgh, azcentral, "‘Tel Aviv on Fire’ confronts Israeli-Palestinian conflict — through a soap opera," 31 July 2019 Alive with greenery and plants, filled with natural light, and boasting mid-century modern design that makes the best of us swoon, Café Linnea may have forward-thinking sensibilities, but their focus is on tradition. — Destination Canada, Bon Appétit, "8 Not-to-Be-Missed Restaurants in Edmonton," 14 June 2019 The slide helped trigger fears about the pace of global growth, pulling down stocks and other assets in a lengthy market swoon. — Amrith Ramkumar, WSJ, "Oil’s Deja Vu Moment: OPEC Meets Amid Price Rout," 1 Dec. 2018 Local writer Liam Callanan's new novel has two ingredients that make booksellers and readers swoon: Paris and bookstores. — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "'Paris by the Book' could be local writer's breakthrough hit," 22 Mar. 2018 Each August, fans go wild over the swoon-worthy packaging, limited-edition shades and promo shoots that Jenner rolls out for the launch — and this year is certainly no different. — Kaitlyn Frey, PEOPLE.com, "Kylie Jenner Teases Billionaire-Themed Kylie Cosmetics Birthday Collection," 2 Aug. 2019 Several celebrities have visited the set of Big Brother over the years but none has been quite so famous — or swoon-worthy, at least to Executive Producer Allison Grodner — as George Clooney. — Lynette Rice, EW.com, "Big Brother once gave George Clooney a behind-the-scenes tour," 5 July 2019 At first glance, not much: There's a swoon-worthy La Cornue range, an elegant light fixture, and a blooming bunch of peonies placed in the center of...a massive kitchen island. — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, "Why Are Oversized Islands a Thing?," 6 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'swoon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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