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swoonMain Entry: 1swoon Pronunciation: \ˈswün\ Function: intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English swounen, probably back-formation from swouning, swowening, from iswowen, aswoune, from Old English geswōgen in a swoon Date: 13th century 1 a : faint b : to become enraptured <swooning with joy> — swoon·er noun — swoon·ing·ly \ˈswü-niŋ-lē\ adverb
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