swoon

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verb

ˈswün 

swooned; swooning; swoons

intransitive verb

1

a

: faint

b

: to become enraptured

swooning with joy

2

: droop, fade

swooner noun

swooningly

ˈswü-niŋ-lē 

adverb

swoon

2 of 2

noun

1

a

: a partial or total loss of consciousness

b

: a state of bewilderment or ecstasy : daze, rapture

2

: a state of suspended animation : torpor

swoony

ˈswü-nē 

adjective

Synonyms

Verb

• black out
• conk (out)
• faint
• keel (over)
• pass out

Noun

• daze
• dazedness
• fog
• haze
• muddle
• spin

Examples of swoon in a Sentence

Verb

She almost swooned from fright.

easily swooned at the sight of blood

Noun

she wandered about in a swoon for several days after receiving the tragic news

fell into a swoon after stepping off of the incredibly fast roller coaster

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Sheet-pan fans will swoon for Hot Sheet, where authors Olga Massov and Sanaë Lemoine use baking sheets for far more than dinner (frittatas, giant mille-feuilles). —The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024

The company’s stock price swooned and the company laid off thousands of workers. —Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024

Noun

The company has gained a following among Trump's supporters, typically retail investors who have flocked to groups on Truth Social to express concern about the declining share price and blame short sellers for the stock's swoon. —Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Sep. 2024

So after lopsided losses to the Orlando Magic and New York Knicks, Erik Spoelstra’s team surged ahead early, endured its typical third-quarter swoon, battled back to the lead . . . —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Verb

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

First Known Use

Verb

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

Noun

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

Kids Definition

swoon

1 of 2 verb

ˈswün 

1

: faint entry 2

2

: to drift or fade gradually

swooner noun

swooningly

ˈswü-niŋ-lē 

adverb

swoon

2 of 2 noun

1

: a partial or total loss of consciousness

2

: a dreamlike state