as in fainting
to lose consciousness
easily swooned at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of swooning
Suddenly, Jeff Parker plucks a sighing six-note guitar run, dropping his shoulders into a solo section that carries the tune to its swooning conclusion.
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Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025
The same could be said of his pair of Aaron Sorkin films, the grave and old-fashioned legal drama A Few Good Men (1992) and the swooning White House fairytale The American President (1995).
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
The siblings rocked back and forth as the theater erupted into more cheers, with several audience members audibly swooning over the tender moment.
—Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
After the election of Zohran Mamdani for mayor, social media is now swooning over the 12th District’s newest candidate—Jack Schlossberg, the internet’s latest 'babygirl'.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Instead, swooning fans enter the real-life frame to express their gratitude.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Compared to the swooning Gothic romance of Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula, Kenneth Branagh’s Frankenstein is just too perverse — in an unsettling way.
—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
Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025
The same could be said of his pair of Aaron Sorkin films, the grave and old-fashioned legal drama A Few Good Men (1992) and the swooning White House fairytale The American President (1995).
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
The siblings rocked back and forth as the theater erupted into more cheers, with several audience members audibly swooning over the tender moment.
—Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025
After the election of Zohran Mamdani for mayor, social media is now swooning over the 12th District’s newest candidate—Jack Schlossberg, the internet’s latest 'babygirl'.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
Instead, swooning fans enter the real-life frame to express their gratitude.
—Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025
Compared to the swooning Gothic romance of Francis Ford Coppola’s Dracula, Kenneth Branagh’s Frankenstein is just too perverse — in an unsettling way.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooning
fainting
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The Sentimental Value actress remembered fainting at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival during a new interview with W, noting that her outfit was to blame for her loss of consciousness.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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There have been reported health issues such as fainting, passing out and things like that.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Swooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooning. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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