swooned; swooning; swoons
swooner
noun
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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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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2024
Guests swoon over the food but often abandon small talk to reflect on their blind spots and new opportunities for learning.
—Osayi Endolyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2024
Unfortunately, these fast starts, followed by midseason swoons, have become a disturbing pattern with Boone’s Yankee teams of late.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
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Verb
Saturday Night Live has long swooned over its own self-mythology, and Saturday Night is happy to add to that backpatting as the show’s golden anniversary approaches.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2024
Guests swoon over the food but often abandon small talk to reflect on their blind spots and new opportunities for learning.
—Osayi Endolyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Aug. 2024
Noun
The spike in volatility and sharp swoon caught most investors by surprise, as is usually the case.
—Russ Wiles, The Arizona Republic, 6 Aug. 2024
Unfortunately, these fast starts, followed by midseason swoons, have become a disturbing pattern with Boone’s Yankee teams of late.
—Bill Madden, New York Daily News, 13 July 2024
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 7 Sep. 2024.
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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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