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swoon (swo̵̅o̅n)

intransitive verb

  1. to faint
  2. to feel strong, esp. rapturous, emotion

Etymology: ME swounen, prob. back-form. < swoweninge, swooning, prp. of iswowen < OE geswogen, unconscious, pp. of *swogan < ?

noun

an act or instance of swooning

swoon Related Forms
swooner noun swoon·ingly adverb
swoon Synonyms

swoon

v.

pass out, lose consciousness, languish; see faint.

swoon Usage Examples

Object

  • woman: Erika PS... he is also very nice and kind to talk to and puts up with swooning women like me.
  • pop: IAN LOVE is a bittersweet album of gently swooning pop, a quietly brilliant achievement.
  • vocal: An impeccable vocal performance, mid tempo but such a swooning swoonsome powerful vocal.
  • voice: A quiet introduction, that swooning voice, a beautiful wordless sound.

Converse of object

  • make: Each hip thrust makes the girls swoon - there's enough sweaty leather clad sex appeal on stage to put the SuicideGirls to shame.
  • do: All round the coast the languid air did swoon, Breathing like one that hath a weary dream.

Preposition: at

  • sight: The conventional heroine of the time would at least have swooned at the sight of blood.

Modifies a noun

  • theory: They assert a kind of swoon theory, where Jesus did not actually die, tho he was crucified.
  • factor: No other director has as much swoon factor as Pedro Almodóvar.

Modifying Another Word

  • nearly: Y, being, as are all publishers, more like a shrinking violet than anything else in the world, nearly swooned.
  • almost: Many classics were played, the audience almost swooning as each was introduced.
  • then: He cast but one glance at it, then swooned ponderously to the floor.

Noun used with modifier

  • girl: Jerry King Played by Tony Bonner Jerry King is the Flight Ranger who all the girls swoon over.
  • lady: That would have been enough to make delicate ladies swoon.
  • woman: Women swoon at my feet, men whisper my name in awe, and children cheer when they see me.

Preposition: on

  • floor: She sprang up to reply, but was so overcome with emotion that she fell in a swoon on the floor.
  • cross: The theory that Jesus merely swooned on the cross and later revived in the tomb is one that clutches at straws.

Preposition: in

  • admiration: A tender whisper here, a despairing wail of anguish there, it's a real floor-filler as everyone around her swoons in admiration.

Preposition: with

  • delight: In truth, the local communities were hardly likely to swoon with delight at the prospect of a localized response to unemployment and poverty.

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