as in fainting
to lose consciousness
easily swooned at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of swooning
Jennifer Lopez and Brett Goldstein's new Netflix rom-com will leave you swooning for more.
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Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Watching a television broadcast from 1994 and swooning at the fuzzy beauty of it all, though?
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
The quilt’s washability is another factor that has shoppers swooning over it.
—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
The Pirates of the Caribbean trousers the most stylish insiders are swooning over have captivated Hadid.
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Teresa Romero Martínez,
Glamour,
31 May 2026
Opening wide, as the live-instrument electroclash fourpiece does, a morbidly sensual portal for dancing and spacing in and out and swooning and spinning is perhaps easier for Daisy than is closing it at gig’s end.
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Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
His earliest musical influences were the swooning Motown singers of the ‘50s and ‘60s, including Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye.
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Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Zoo Atlanta's newest resident will have all the cat lovers swooning.
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Dan Raby,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Kendall Jenner’s ultra-cozy mountain retreat (in a top-secret location, per People) had fans swooning over its kitchen fireplace and the uncommon adult bunk bed room.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 Apr. 2026
Britt Hayes,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 June 2026
Watching a television broadcast from 1994 and swooning at the fuzzy beauty of it all, though?
—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
9 June 2026
The quilt’s washability is another factor that has shoppers swooning over it.
—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 June 2026
The Pirates of the Caribbean trousers the most stylish insiders are swooning over have captivated Hadid.
—
Teresa Romero Martínez,
Glamour,
31 May 2026
Opening wide, as the live-instrument electroclash fourpiece does, a morbidly sensual portal for dancing and spacing in and out and swooning and spinning is perhaps easier for Daisy than is closing it at gig’s end.
—
Matt Thompson,
SPIN,
12 May 2026
His earliest musical influences were the swooning Motown singers of the ‘50s and ‘60s, including Otis Redding, Sam Cooke and Marvin Gaye.
—
Carlos De Loera,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2026
Zoo Atlanta's newest resident will have all the cat lovers swooning.
—
Dan Raby,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
Kendall Jenner’s ultra-cozy mountain retreat (in a top-secret location, per People) had fans swooning over its kitchen fireplace and the uncommon adult bunk bed room.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooning
fainting
Verb
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Should someone experience symptoms of heat exhaustion such as fainting, nausea or headache, the American Heart Association says to slow down physical activity, hydrate and move to a cooler place to recover.
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Rod Stewart is recovering after nearly fainting onstage over the weekend.
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“Swooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooning. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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