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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Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Each section of the track could potentially get stuck in your head for days, from its jittery verse backed by swooning vocal harmonies to the way the bridge shifts into a happy-go-lucky gallop.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
But back-to-back-to-back losses to Houston, Cincinnati and West Virginia had the Knights starting February in a swoon.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Verb
Other regional markets also swooned.
—Elaine Kurtenbach, Fortune, 9 Mar. 2026
Each section of the track could potentially get stuck in your head for days, from its jittery verse backed by swooning vocal harmonies to the way the bridge shifts into a happy-go-lucky gallop.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
Shopping on Rue La La feels a lot like stumbling across a secret sale, with some of the very best deals on designer goods, including swoon-worthy handbags.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 20 Mar. 2026
But back-to-back-to-back losses to Houston, Cincinnati and West Virginia had the Knights starting February in a swoon.
—Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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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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