swoons 1 of 2

plural of swoon

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
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
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
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
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
Noun
  • With Project Hiu’s efforts currently focused on Maringkik Island, about 80 fishers turned local guides now take travelers snorkeling with species like blacktip reef sharks in coral forests, and on swims and sailing day trips around East Lombok.
    — CNT Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The arduous journey has been completed officially 3,265 times — 2,128 of those being solo swims and 1,137 relay swims.
    — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • These stages, often tucked away from the noise of the headliners, tend to be a trove of delights, giving up-and-comers a chance to play to the biggest crowds of their careers.
    — Stuart Heritage, Air Mail, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Here, the now-local shares the shoulder-season delights that keep her on-island year-round as well as her favorite hotel-slash-taverna for a warming meal and stay.
    — Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Cuba has experienced frequent and prolonged blackouts as its aging power infrastructure deteriorates and the country struggles with severe fuel shortages.
    — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Juraguá, Cuba — In Cuba, blackouts like the one that happened this Friday are nothing new.
    — Juan Carlos López, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • One of the greatest joys of opening Saison has been our team.
    — Samantha Rees, Vogue, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Kerly Germain-Carmichael opened up about the joys and struggles of motherhood, saying she was diagnosed with anxiety and depression shortly after having her son in 2022.
    — Louisa Moller, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026

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“Swoons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swoons. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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