swooned; swooning; swoons
swooner
noun
Examples of swoon in a Sentence
Verb
She almost swooned from fright.
easily swooned at the sight of blood
Noun
she wandered about in a swoon for several days after receiving the tragic news
fell into a swoon after stepping off of the incredibly fast roller coaster
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Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
But share prices swooned this spring and have only just recovered as Trump paused the most extreme import taxes to hash out trade deals like one inked with the UK earlier this month.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
The swoon included losing two of three to the rebuilding Chicago White Sox and getting swept by the below-.500 Miami Marlins.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
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Verb
For armchair travelers, for those actively planning their first Roman holiday and for experienced globetrotters who have previously swooned under the municipality’s spell, Roma Eterna delivers inspiration.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
But share prices swooned this spring and have only just recovered as Trump paused the most extreme import taxes to hash out trade deals like one inked with the UK earlier this month.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 May 2025
Noun
Even as the Mets had their June swoon, Soto has been the opposite of that.
—Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 28 June 2025
The swoon included losing two of three to the rebuilding Chicago White Sox and getting swept by the below-.500 Miami Marlins.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 5 July 2025
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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swoon
1 of 2 verb1
2
: to drift or fade gradually
swooner
noun
swoon
2 of 2 noun1
: a partial or total loss of consciousness
2
: a dreamlike state
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