aswoon

adjective

ə-ˈswün How to pronounce aswoon (audio)
Definition of aswoonnext
as in giddy
having a feeling of being whirled about and in danger of falling down I don't know what was in that cocktail, but I was all aswoon after drinking it

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  1. giddy
  2. dizzy
  3. whirling
Adjective
  • All these features also permeated the air in the last giddy days of 1999.
    — James Berman, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Travis was captured looking so giddy at the shout out, smiling wide and dancing.
    — Alicia Brunker, InStyle, 3 July 2026
Definition of giddy
Adjective
  • People with heat exhaustion typically feel dizzy, start sweating profusely, have a fast pulse and can feel sick.
    — Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 2 July 2026
  • The 77-year-old previously expressed feeling dizzy on stage and cut the opening performance short.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
Definition of dizzy
Adjective
  • The magnetar was initially surrounded by a whirling disk of matter, funneling from its inner edge onto the stellar remnant.
    — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 11 Mar. 2026
Definition of whirling
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