swoon

1 of 2

verb

swooned; swooning; swoons

intransitive verb

1
a
: faint
b
: to become enraptured
swooning with joy
2
: droop, fade
swooner noun
swooningly 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 adjective

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
Those who swoon and remember will do well to head up to Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula on Saturday for Dale Bozzio’s Back to the ‘80s Birthday Bash. David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024 If whistling is the indeed new flute this year, L.A. will have to swoon from afar. August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2024 The men gave them lap dances and showed off their abs, which left the women swooning. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 5 Jan. 2024 For years, Dempsey played the dreamiest doctor on one of television's biggest shows, making viewers swoon with nothing more than a look across the operating table or a smirk in the elevator. EW.com, 8 Nov. 2023 Check out these beautiful Atlanta wedding venues, and be prepared to fully swoon. Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2024 No telling how Steelers country might feel about the relocation, but in the land of the Cowboys, there’s sure to be a lot of young couples swooning to this one throughout 2024. Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 5 Jan. 2024 Kaley Cuoco is swooning over her partner Tom Pelphrey! Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024 But there are plenty of other memorable dishes from our favorite romantic comedies that leave us swooning, laughing and hungry. Anna Luisa Rodriguez, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
Noun
Allies had hoped his performance in the first GOP debate last month would arrest a summer swoon. Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 21 Sep. 2023 Travis Kelce Says Taylor Swift 'Wasn't Too Happy' About Having to Postpone Her Buenos Aires Show The power couple recently made the Internet collectively swoon by sharing a sweet post-concert kiss in Buenos Aires. Genevieve Cepeda, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023 For anyone still learning to love moviegoing again, here was a picture to make one swoon. Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 22 Nov. 2023 By July, share prices started a synchronized swoon that’s barely abated. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2023 This year’s late-season swoon could be even worse as USC lost five of its last six regular-season games. Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2023 The team recovered from a summer swoon to lose just one of its final seven games. Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2023 There’s a salted fudgy swirl that slinks into a few bites—swoon. Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 14 Oct. 2023 Economists have been clear that the economy would be roiled with even a short-term breach in the nation's ability to fully pay its bills as interest rates would rise and financial markets swoon. Kevin Freking, ajc, 28 May 2023

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of swoon was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

swoon

1 of 2 verb
1
2
: to drift or fade gradually
swooner noun
swooningly adverb

swoon

2 of 2 noun
1
: a partial or total loss of consciousness
2
: a dreamlike state

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