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1swoon

intransitive verb \ˈswün\

Definition of SWOON

1
a : faint
b : to become enraptured <swooning with joy>
2
: droop, fade
— swoon·er noun
— swoon·ing·ly \ˈswü-niŋ-lē\ adverb

Examples of SWOON

  1. She almost swooned from fright.
  2. <whenever the young woman swooned, she always seemed to manage falling into the arms of a good-looking man>

Origin of SWOON

Middle English swounen, probably back-formation from swouning, swowening, from iswowen, aswoune, from Old English geswōgen in a swoon
First Known Use: 13th century

Related to SWOON

Synonyms
black out, conk (out), keel (over), pass out, faint
Antonyms
come around, come round, come to, revive

Rhymes with SWOON

boon, Boone, coon, croon, dune, goon, June, loon, lune, moon, noon, prune, rune, soon, spoon, toon, tune

2swoon

noun

Definition of SWOON

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

Examples of SWOON

  1. <she wandered about in a swoon for several days after receiving the tragic news>
  2. <fell into a swoon at the sight of the handsome movie star>

First Known Use of SWOON

13th century

Related to SWOON

Synonyms
daze, dazedness, fog, muddle, spin, haze
Antonyms
depression

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