swoon

1 of 2

verb

swooned; swooning; swoons

intransitive verb

1
a
: faint
b
: to become enraptured
swooning with joy
2
: droop, fade
swooner noun
swooningly adverb

swoon

2 of 2

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 adjective

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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Verb
James Comey, in a photo finish with a grand jury, was swooning over and quoting Taylor Swift. Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025 Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and defensive tackle Chris Jones swooned over the pop star's viral appearance in ESPN's The Kingdom docuseries, which hit ESPN, ESPN+ and Disney+ on Thursday, Aug. 14. Charmaine Patterson, People.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Noun
The Los Angeles Dodgers' recent swoon has been as fascinating as it's been completely unpredictable. Jackson Roberts, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Aug. 2025 Other kids, even other parents and other coaches, fawn, swoon, ask for photos, upon recognizing them from clips highlighting Heat stars on track-and-field-geek platforms like FloTrack and MileSplit. Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for swoon

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of swoon was in the 13th century

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Cite this Entry

“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

swoon

1 of 2 verb
1
2
: to drift or fade gradually
swooner noun
swooningly adverb

swoon

2 of 2 noun
1
: a partial or total loss of consciousness
2
: a dreamlike state

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