as in fainting
to lose consciousness
easily swooned at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of swooning
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.
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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
The sweet romance has left TikTokers swooning.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
James Comey, in a photo finish with a grand jury, was swooning over and quoting Taylor Swift.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
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
The sweet romance has left TikTokers swooning.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Aug. 2025
James Comey, in a photo finish with a grand jury, was swooning over and quoting Taylor Swift.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooning
fainting
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Researchers made this discovery while studying a rare condition in which back stretching causes fainting.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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On three days in January, multiple Upstate employees left the prison in ambulances, with symptoms such as fainting and vomiting, according to local media accounts.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Swooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooning. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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