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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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

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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
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 There have been swoons, yes — stretches where this team has looked its age on the ice. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 Come for the fangs, stay for the swoons. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 7 Feb. 2026 The only thing that’s preventing him from being as secure at a spot as Wyatt Langford or Corey Seager are his second-half swoons. — Evan Grant, Dallas Morning News, 19 Jan. 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
  • Many in Europe and the US were fascinated by the exceptional states of consciousness discussed in some Buddhist teachings, such as trances, visions, and telepathy.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 7 July 2026
Definition of trances
Noun
  • 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
  • Recorded on five reel-to-reel decks, the composer’s 1975 piece blends everyday and exotic sounds—human breath, cheeping frogs, bubbling geysers—into a passionate defense of the raptures of listening.
    — Joshua Minsoo Kim, Pitchfork, 28 Apr. 2026
Definition of raptures
Noun
  • An alligator swims in the shallow waters of Wakodahatchee Wetlands in Delray Beach, Florida, on May 4, 2026.
    — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • In between languid lake swims and sensual forest escapades, old crushes surface and new anxieties rear their heads in this deft portrait of millennial disenchantment.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 20 June 2026
Definition of swims
Noun
  • Savor small delights and share them generously without overspending.
    — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • Having left their farm and loved ones behind, Laura describes the Ingalls’ near 800-mile journey West as one rife with excitement and new delights.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 July 2026
Definition of delights
Noun
  • Yet he's emerged as a key figure in conversations about Cuba's future as the island faces an economic crisis, blackouts and growing pressure from Washington.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Cuba’s power grid failed again on Monday afternoon, leaving the entire island without electricity, following days of protests over the long blackouts amid the island’s hot summer.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026
Definition of blackouts
Noun
  • Did the woman who has spent a career immersed in romance with all of its joys and sorrows really exchange vows in what's essentially her workplace?
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 July 2026
  • During her appearance on Kylie Kelce's Not Gonna Lie podcast, Hudson bonded with the mom of four, 34, about the joys of having children.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 2 July 2026
Definition of joys

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