Definition of swoon
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Examples of swoon in a Sentence
She almost swooned from fright.
whenever the young woman swooned, she always seemed to manage falling into the arms of a good-looking man
Recent Examples of swoon from the Web
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Argentine markets swooned Thursday after the central bank unexpectedly raised its policy rate for the second time in a week, spooking investors who see the moves as an emergency measure to stem the rapid depreciation of the peso.
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Cue a lot of swooning fans for Tom's very kind and very progressive statement.
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But Rhett offered more than swooning and sniffles during his 65-minute set.
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The prospects for movie tears, swooning and even awards went off the charts.
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Joey Fatone had the goofiest personality, and Justin Timberlake had almost everyone swooning with his teen model looks (despite some questionable style choices -- remember that ramen hair?).
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Photos floated around the web, and speculation swooned.
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Petra Collins then photographed Frank Ocean wearing a blue version of them for 032c magazine this winter, giving us a reason to swoon once more.
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Already -volatile markets swooned after Trump announced the tariffs, with the benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 Index falling more than 1.3 percent that day.
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Origin and Etymology of swoon
Middle English swounen, probably back-formation from swouning, swowening, from iswowen, aswoune, from Old English geswōgen in a swoon
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First Known Use: 13th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1a
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Examples of swoon in a Sentence
she wandered about in a swoon for several days after receiving the tragic news
fell into a swoon at the sight of the handsome movie star
Recent Examples of swoon from the Web
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But on Saturday, Kensington Palace released the first official images of the littlest prince, and the photos are certainly swoon-worthy.
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The milestone was a useful reminder, amid a painful late-career swoon, of a time when Pujols stood at the forefront of his sport, as baseball’s main attraction.
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Golden Hour is Musgraves’ first release since marrying singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly last year, and the album finds her in a perpetual swoon, not just over love, but the entire world that surrounds her new life.
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For a slightly more traditional shopping experience, head to Roma Quince, a concept store set in a swoon-worthy townhouse.
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And Marco Saldana made us all swoon/appreciate that, nowadays, this is even a choice.
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Women fall or swoon into guys’ arms; couples move through positions that are sensuous and chastely romantic by turns.
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Jazz artist Paula West sang swoon-worthy tunes, accompanied by her French bulldog, Satchmo.
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Get ready for swoon-worthy smoothie bowls, vibrant salads, healthy baked goods, and so much more.
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First Known Use of swoon
13th century
swoon Synonyms
Synonyms
cloud nine, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, heaven, high, intoxication, paradise, rapture, rhapsody, seventh heaven, transport;
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misery, sadness, unhappiness, woe, wretchedness;
blues, dejection, desolation, despair, despondency, disconsolateness, disheartenment, dispiritedness, doldrums, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, heartsickness, melancholy, mopes;
Related Words
blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, delight, enchantment, felicity, gladness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, pleasure;
fervor, frenzy, madness, passion;
cheer, cheerfulness, exuberance, glee, gleefulness, jubilance, jubilation, lightheartedness;
SWOON Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of swoon for English Language Learners
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: to become very excited about someone or something
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: to suddenly become unconscious
SWOON Defined for Kids
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