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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Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Gateway is the type of project urban planners swoon over.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The swoon-worthy trailer shows Garrett and Hannah forming the titular deal, a fake dating pact to help the hockey player’s grades and the singer’s chances at getting her crush.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Zoo Atlanta's newest resident will have all the cat lovers swooning.
—Dan Raby, CBS News, 16 Apr. 2026
Gateway is the type of project urban planners swoon over.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
Noun
There’s a segment of the audience that practically swoons when good news befalls some of the cast at the end of the play.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
The swoon-worthy trailer shows Garrett and Hannah forming the titular deal, a fake dating pact to help the hockey player’s grades and the singer’s chances at getting her crush.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 1 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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