swoons 1 of 2

noun

plural of swoon
1
as in faints
a temporary state of unconsciousness fell into a swoon after stepping off of the incredibly fast roller coaster

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2
as in ecstasies
a state of overwhelming usually pleasurable emotion her boyfriend's proposal sent her into a joyous swoon

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swoons

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of swoon
as in collapses
to lose consciousness easily swooned at the sight of blood

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Recent Examples of swoons
Noun
Live music swoons in various bars around the ship, and poolside concerts take place regularly. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Sep. 2026 Both teams have recovered from early swoons to jockey into postseason position. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026 There would be periods of spectacular growth followed by horrendous swoons that would wipe out all of the gains. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026 Calm and good-natured, the 33-year-old swoons these days over his 8-month old daughter, trying to stay positive. — ABC News, 26 June 2026 Calm and good-natured, the 33-year-old swoons these days over his 8-month-old daughter, trying to stay positive. — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026 England always has flashy players heading into World Cup play, but the results haven't been there, and they've often been sent home in brutal fashion, offering a great parallel to the Mets' clockwork-like midsummer swoons and late-season meltdowns. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2026 There’s a segment of the audience that practically swoons when good news befalls some of the cast at the end of the play. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026 Sitting at a baby grand piano, Mars prompted swoons with his delivery of the lyrics, his pure voice holding notes with the same muscularity as early in the show. — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 11 Apr. 2026
Verb
The governor positively swoons over all these residents. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026 Pasta lovers, meatball fans and everyone who swoons over pizza knows that the Charlotte area has great Italian restaurants at every turn. — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swoons
  1. faints
  2. ecstasies
  3. trances
  4. raptures
  5. swims
  6. delights
  7. blackouts
  8. joys
Noun
  • The latter, of course, gives better info, and the former gives fleeting metaphors and nearly faints from embarrassment.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
  • The everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary.
    — John Biggs, Christian Science Monitor, 21 May 2025
Definition of faints
Noun
  • But by the New York Times bestselling author and pop culture essayist’s own admission, no topic has loomed larger or longer in his mind than the ironies, ecstasies and singularity of American football.
    — Zack Ruskin, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2026
Definition of ecstasies
Noun
  • Unlike in Cutud, participants are mostly female faith healers adhering not to vows but to mystic trances and possession.
    — H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 10 July 2026
Definition of trances
Noun
  • Klara, whose philosophical raptures treat the Sun as a living deity and who is also capable of parroting any human’s voice or temperament on command, becomes fast friends with the girl.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Just four minutes later, Baggio doubled the Italians’ lead with a swift half-volley, sending the capacity crowd inside of New Jersey’s Giants Stadium into raptures.
    — Shaun Goodwin June 8, Idaho Statesman, 8 June 2026
Definition of raptures
Noun
  • Come for the fall foliage, the summer swims, or the snowy winter landscape; there’s never a bad time to visit Acadia National Park.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Leo regularly plays tennis and swims at the papal summer retreat in Castel Gandolfo, according to The Associated Press.
    — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of swims
Noun
  • Beautiful cemeteries can captivate with their artistic and architectural elegance, entice with lessons in local history, and tantalize the senses with botanical delights.
    — Mitchell Gilburne, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The meta-musicals have their delights but can be no less demoralizing.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of delights
Noun
  • The environment of wartime New York rings out silently but urgently from Nighthawks; as a temple of fluorescent light persisting through the infernal darkness, Hopper’s diner figuratively and symbolically resists the blackouts imposed upon the city.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Cubans have protested the constant blackouts and their poor living conditions throughout the year, but the protests have remained contained, and the government crackdown that usually follows has deterred many from joining in.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of blackouts
Noun
  • Keegan and Boo soon discover the joys of unplugging and spending quality time with their grandparents, who also come around and embrace the experiment after begrudgingly agreeing.
    — Rachel LaBonte, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2026
  • These families experience the same joys, hopes, and challenges as every other family.
    — Virginia Mercury, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of joys

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