as in fainting
to lose consciousness
easily swooned at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of swooning
Compared to the swooning Gothic romance of Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula, Kenneth Branagh’s Frankenstein is just too perverse — in an unsettling way.
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
Shante just entered the fifth floor with her longtime husband by her side, and a special moment has the internet swooning.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
At one point, Swift acted out swooning, possibly in response to something Travis did on the field.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles has the venerable Griffith Observatory, the scene of James Dean's knife fight in 1955's Rebel Without A Cause and where swooning lovers swayed among stars in 2016's La La Land.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
And The Life of a Showgirl finds Swift on cloud 9, swooning over her future with a fiancé and her present, infinite success.
—Jaeden Pinder, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2025
Joanna Gaines made ranunculus the flower of the spring season, while Taylor Swift’s late summer engagement had everyone swooning over hundreds of fluffy roses.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
The Old World opulence of Paris and the legendary Five-Star hotel would have viewers swooning.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Some of you are swooning with joy and anticipation.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Katie Rife, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
Shante just entered the fifth floor with her longtime husband by her side, and a special moment has the internet swooning.
—Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
At one point, Swift acted out swooning, possibly in response to something Travis did on the field.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 28 Oct. 2025
Los Angeles has the venerable Griffith Observatory, the scene of James Dean's knife fight in 1955's Rebel Without A Cause and where swooning lovers swayed among stars in 2016's La La Land.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 13 Oct. 2025
And The Life of a Showgirl finds Swift on cloud 9, swooning over her future with a fiancé and her present, infinite success.
—Jaeden Pinder, Pitchfork, 3 Oct. 2025
Joanna Gaines made ranunculus the flower of the spring season, while Taylor Swift’s late summer engagement had everyone swooning over hundreds of fluffy roses.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Oct. 2025
The Old World opulence of Paris and the legendary Five-Star hotel would have viewers swooning.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Some of you are swooning with joy and anticipation.
—Miami Herald, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooning
fainting
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Still in disbelief, Ade took a few moments to stand up, face the congregation and finally blow out the candles on his birthday cake without fainting himself.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
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In our chat, Spelling points out that stress and lack of self care was probably contributing to these fainting incidents too.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Swooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooning. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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