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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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The markets swooned recently amid reports that Donald Trump’s top economic adviser, ex-Goldman Sachs President Gary Cohn, was considering whether to quit.
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Dozens swooned, cried, keened and passed out from the heat outside the mansion gates.
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People gasped as the red liquid gushed down his arm; women swooned.
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Trump won Alabama by the widest margin of victory since the 1972 presidential election, and remains popular among the state's GOP leadership even as his national approval ratings have swooned.
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As its fortunes swooned last year, PES forced employees to pay more for their health plans and suspended pension contributions.
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Of course, for the legions of Riverdale fans who swoon over Jughead's perpetually-askew beanie, this news is devastating.
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His appearance was a polarizing moment for fans of the HBO drama, with some taking to Twitter to swoon over the cameo and others expressing their frustration that he wasn't killed off in classic Thrones style.
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SHANGHAI — Leave it to other countries to soar and swoon in their quarterly economic performance.
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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
swoon Synonyms
Synonyms
black out, conk (out), keel (over), pass out, faintAntonyms
come around, come round, come to, reviveRelated Words
break down, collapse; zonk (out)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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The biggest key to Jackson having another big season, Herbstreit said, will be Louisville improving in the areas that led to a late-season swoon.
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Martin, the suave crooner who made ladies swoon, was the straight man; Lewis, the body-contorting and asexual man-child, got the laughs.
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NEW YORK - U.S. stock indexes pulled back from their record highs Thursday after an afternoon swoon for technology companies helped overshadow another big day for telecoms.
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Last night at the New York Premiere, Styles brought his swoon-worthy swagger to the spotlight in a Calvin Klein ensemble yet again.
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Prince Harry is definitely a kind and giving man that makes our Southern hearts swoon with happiness and respect.
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This shouldn't be entirely unexpected; her latest red-carpet outings, from May's Met Ball to the February Grammy's, have all been swoon-worthy style moments for the superstar as well.
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Over the past four weeks, a stretch that pretty tidily coincides with the Orioles’ team-wide swoon, nine pitchers have made their first starts against the Orioles.
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After forming on La Banda in December 2015, CNCO has taken the Latin music scene by storm with their swoon-worthy voices and good looks…
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First Known Use of swoon
13th century
swoon Synonyms
Synonyms
daze, dazedness, fog, muddle, spin, hazeAntonyms
depressionRelated Words
reverie, stupor, trance; befuddlement, bewilderment, perplexity, puzzlement; delirium, malaise, paralysis; cloudiness, fogginessNear Antonyms
alertness, levelheadednessSWOON Defined for English Language Learners
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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
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