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swoon

verb
\ ˈswün How to pronounce swoon (audio) \
swooned; swooning; swoons

Definition of swoon

 (Entry 1 of 2)

intransitive verb

1a : faint
b : to become enraptured swooning with joy
2 : droop, fade

swoon

noun

Definition of swoon (Entry 2 of 2)

1a : a partial or total loss of consciousness
b : a state of bewilderment or ecstasy : daze, rapture
2 : a state of suspended animation : torpor

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Other Words from swoon

Verb

swooner noun
swooningly \ ˈswü-​niŋ-​lē How to pronounce swooningly (audio) \ adverb

Noun

swoony \ ˈswü-​nē How to pronounce swoony (audio) \ adjective

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

Verb

She almost swooned from fright. whenever the young woman swooned, she always seemed to manage falling into the arms of a good-looking man
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Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

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

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First Known Use of swoon

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for swoon

Verb

Middle English swounen, probably back-formation from swouning, swowening, from iswowen, aswoune, from Old English geswōgen in a swoon

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More Definitions for swoon

swoon

verb

English Language Learners Definition of swoon

: to become very excited about someone or something
old-fashioned : to suddenly become unconscious

swoon

verb
\ ˈswün How to pronounce swoon (audio) \
swooned; swooning

Kids Definition of swoon

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