swoon

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verb

ˈswün 

swooned; swooning; swoons

intransitive verb

1

a

: faint

b

: to become enraptured

swooning with joy

2

: droop, fade

swooner noun

swooningly

ˈswü-niŋ-lē 

adverb

swoon

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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

ˈswü-nē 

adjective

Synonyms

Verb

• black out
• conk (out)
• faint
• keel (over)
• pass out

Noun

• daze
• dazedness
• fog
• haze
• muddle
• spin

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

From the major installations, showroom presentations, and, of course, the Salone del Mobile fair itself, here are the takeaways and top trends from Milan Design Week 2025 that have editors from AD’s global editions swooning. —The Editors Of Ad, Architectural Digest, 14 Apr. 2025

In a viral video that has melted hearts across the internet, one woman's post-date confession has viewers swooning. —Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025

Noun

For fans of Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre, Michael Fassbender's interpretation of Edward Rochester was enough to make anyone swoon. —Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025

Why has their six-week swoon featured just two winning streaks, neither longer than three games? —Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 29 Jan. 2025

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

Rhymes for swoon

• boon
• brune
• coon
• croon
• dune
• goon
• hewn
• hoon
• june
• loon
• moon
• noon

Kids Definition

swoon

1 of 2 verb

ˈswün 

1

: faint entry 2

2

: to drift or fade gradually

swooner noun

swooningly

ˈswü-niŋ-lē 

adverb

swoon

2 of 2 noun

1

: a partial or total loss of consciousness

2

: a dreamlike state