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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Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The Princess of Wales, 44, swooned over 3-month-old Elena while greeting well-wishers in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on May 13, kicking off a trip focused on furthering her early childhood mission.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
ABC News, 13 May 2026
But for brides with long locks, wedding hair can be equally as tricky as swoon-worthy.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
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Verb
Add it all up and investors swooned.
—Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 14 May 2026
The Princess of Wales, 44, swooned over 3-month-old Elena while greeting well-wishers in Reggio Emilia, Italy, on May 13, kicking off a trip focused on furthering her early childhood mission.
—Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Noun
Nvidia and other tech stocks led the way, a day after stumbling in an industrywide swoon.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
But for brides with long locks, wedding hair can be equally as tricky as swoon-worthy.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 5 May 2026
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 21 May. 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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