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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Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025
The same could be said of his pair of Aaron Sorkin films, the grave and old-fashioned legal drama A Few Good Men (1992) and the swooning White House fairytale The American President (1995).
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
A little aggressiveness could go a long way for a team that had become far too safe and predictable during its midseason swoon.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Suddenly, Jeff Parker plucks a sighing six-note guitar run, dropping his shoulders into a solo section that carries the tune to its swooning conclusion.
—Dash Lewis, Pitchfork, 20 Dec. 2025
The same could be said of his pair of Aaron Sorkin films, the grave and old-fashioned legal drama A Few Good Men (1992) and the swooning White House fairytale The American President (1995).
—Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 15 Dec. 2025
Noun
Hallmark's annual Countdown to Christmas series delivers enough swoon-worthy romances, holiday cheer and small-town quaintness to keep us going all year long.
—Sophie Dodd, PEOPLE, 27 Dec. 2025
A little aggressiveness could go a long way for a team that had become far too safe and predictable during its midseason swoon.
—CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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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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