swooned; swooning; swoons
swooner
noun
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
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Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Last year, amid the company’s swooning stock price and asset write-downs, Zaslav was awarded $51 million in compensation.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Other kids, even other parents and other coaches, fawn, swoon, ask for photos, upon recognizing them from clips highlighting Heat stars on track-and-field-geek platforms like FloTrack and MileSplit.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
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Verb
It's been 21 years, but Chad Michael Murray is still head over heels for Hilary Duff, his costar in the swooning teen romance.
—Ryan Coleman Published, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Last year, amid the company’s swooning stock price and asset write-downs, Zaslav was awarded $51 million in compensation.
—Stephen Battaglio, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
Noun
The Los Angeles Dodgers' recent swoon has been as fascinating as it's been completely unpredictable.
—Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025
Other kids, even other parents and other coaches, fawn, swoon, ask for photos, upon recognizing them from clips highlighting Heat stars on track-and-field-geek platforms like FloTrack and MileSplit.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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swoon
1 of 2 verb1
2
: to drift or fade gradually
swooner
noun
swoon
2 of 2 noun1
: a partial or total loss of consciousness
2
: a dreamlike state
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