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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Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
When the book was published, both those who swooned over it and those who censured it failed to catch its satiric edge.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Her next fashion moment is sure to be just as swoon-worthy.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 2025
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Verb
Matthieu Blazy, Chanel’s new artistic director, is receiving this sort of ravenous acclaim across the industry, from the celebrities who have worn his clothes like Stewart, Ayo Edebiri and Teyana Taylor, to the editors and influencers who swooned at his October debut show at Paris Fashion Week.
—Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 3 Dec. 2025
When the book was published, both those who swooned over it and those who censured it failed to catch its satiric edge.
—Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Noun
Despite the swoon, Pittsburgh remains tied with Baltimore for the AFC North lead.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025
Her next fashion moment is sure to be just as swoon-worthy.
—Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 23 Nov. 2025
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 6 Dec. 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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