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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Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
According to the German news outlet SWR, Elvis Presley once attempted to swoon the girls after a performance in Paris, to no avail.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 2025
In swinging sixties London, an elegant middle-aged woman named Leonora swoons in an auction room and is picked up by an antiques dealer and his nephew.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Chenoweth’s voice is in peak form, effortlessly swooning, soaring, and yes, belting her way through Schwartz’s original score in their first collaboration since Wicked.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 24 Nov. 2025
According to the German news outlet SWR, Elvis Presley once attempted to swoon the girls after a performance in Paris, to no avail.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 18 Nov. 2025
Noun
Her next fashion moment is sure to be just as swoon-worthy.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 2025
In swinging sixties London, an elegant middle-aged woman named Leonora swoons in an auction room and is picked up by an antiques dealer and his nephew.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 28 Nov. 2025.
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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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