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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Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Of course, social media was quick to flood the trailer's YouTube comments with criticism and jokes, while others, naturally, swooned over Elordi's appearance.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
This sensual, swoon-worthy drama dares to imagine love thriving where prejudice prevails.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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Verb
The Old World opulence of Paris and the legendary Five-Star hotel would have viewers swooning.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Of course, social media was quick to flood the trailer's YouTube comments with criticism and jokes, while others, naturally, swooned over Elordi's appearance.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
Jobless claims have moved through their typical summer swoon and begun to normalize.
—Jeffrey Schulze, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
This sensual, swoon-worthy drama dares to imagine love thriving where prejudice prevails.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 12 Sep. 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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