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- Dictionaryswoon/swuːn/
verb
- 1. faint, especially from extreme emotion: literary "Frankie's mother swooned and had to be helped to the headmaster's office"
- 2. be overcome with admiration, adoration, or other strong emotion: "you can have them swooning over you with a few well-placed words"
noun
- 1. an occurrence of fainting: literary "I fell down in a swoon"
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SWOON definition: 1. to feel a lot of pleasure, love, etc. because of something or someone: 2. to faint 3. a faint…. Learn more.
noun. 1. a. : a partial or total loss of consciousness. b. : a state of bewilderment or ecstasy : daze, rapture. 2. : a state of suspended animation : torpor. swoony. ˈswü-nē. adjective.
If you swoon, you are strongly affected by your feelings for someone you love or admire very much. Virtually every woman in the '20s swooned over Valentino. [ VERB + over ]
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....
To swoon is to faint, due to lack of blood to the brain. Illness, fear, stress, and even happiness can cause people to swoon. Swoon is an old-fashioned way to say "pass out": back in the day, ladies in corsets were always swooning at the slightest stress or smallest nod from a handsome man.
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.
SWOON meaning: 1. to feel a lot of pleasure, love, etc. because of something or someone: 2. to faint 3. a faint…. Learn more.
Dictionary definition of swoon. To be overcome with intense admiration, adoration, or another strong emotion. "The surprise gift made her swoon with happiness." Detailed meaning of swoon. This usage suggests a sense of being overwhelmed or enchanted by something or someone, often to the point of feeling lightheaded or physically weak.
Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. swooned, swooning, swoons. To faint. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To feel strong, esp. rapturous, emotion. Webster's New World. To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Synonyms: pass out. conk. faint. blackout. languish. syncope. coma. stupor. sleep. overwhelmed. float. fade.
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