as in fainting
to lose consciousness
easily swooned at the sight of blood
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Recent Examples of swooning
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
The quilt’s washability is another factor that has shoppers swooning over it.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 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
Or swooning over Justin Bieber during his set?
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2026
Each section of the track could potentially get stuck in your head for days, from its jittery verse backed by swooning vocal harmonies to the way the bridge shifts into a happy-go-lucky gallop.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
One of which, featuring Anna Cathcart’s Kitty Song Covey swooning over her love interest Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee), is embedded above.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Matt Thompson, SPIN, 12 May 2026
The quilt’s washability is another factor that has shoppers swooning over it.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 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
Or swooning over Justin Bieber during his set?
—Christian Allaire, Vogue, 29 Mar. 2026
Each section of the track could potentially get stuck in your head for days, from its jittery verse backed by swooning vocal harmonies to the way the bridge shifts into a happy-go-lucky gallop.
—Jude Noel, Pitchfork, 4 Mar. 2026
One of which, featuring Anna Cathcart’s Kitty Song Covey swooning over her love interest Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee), is embedded above.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for swooning
fainting
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Manning said smelling salts have only been approved for fainting because of the temporary increase of blood flow to the brain, and increased heart and respiratory rates can wake a person up.—
Jason Jones,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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After the surgery Two days later, a nearly fainting NW showed up at Jackson North Medical Center with shortness of breath and heart palpitations.—
David J. Neal
May 6,
Miami Herald,
6 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Swooning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/swooning. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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