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    Swoon
    /swo͞on/

    verb

    • 1. faint from extreme emotion: "he swooned at the sight of blood on his hero's sleeve"

    noun

    • 1. an occurrence of fainting: literary "I fell down in a swoon"
  2. verb (used without object) to faint; lose consciousness. to enter a state of hysterical rapture or ecstasy: The teenagers swooned at the sight of the singing star. noun. a faint or fainting fit; syncope. swoon. / swuːn / verb. a literary word for faint. to become ecstatic. noun. an instance of fainting. Discover More. Derived Forms.

  3. Definitions of swoon. verb. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain. synonyms: conk, faint, pass out. see more. noun. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain. synonyms: deliquium, faint, syncope. see more. verb.

  4. May 18, 2024 · verb (intransitive) 1. a literary word for faint. 2. to become ecstatic. noun. 3. an instance of fainting. Also (archaic or dialect): swound. Collins English Dictionary.

  5. Swoon Definition. To faint. To feel strong, esp. rapturous, emotion. To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy. An act or instance of swooning. A fainting spell; syncope. A state of ecstasy or rapture. A period of poor performance. A summer swoon in the economy.

  6. Define swoon. swoon synonyms, swoon pronunciation, swoon translation, English dictionary definition of swoon. intr.v. swooned , swoon·ing , swoons 1. To faint. 2. To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy. n. 1. A fainting spell; syncope. 2. A state of ecstasy or rapture....

  7. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English swoon /swuːn/ verb [ intransitive] 1 to be extremely excited and unable to control yourself because you admire someone so much swoon over crowds of teenage girls swooning over pop stars 2 old-fashioned to fall to the ground because you have been affected by an emotion or shock SYN faint —swoon noun...

  8. Definition of swoon verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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