swooned; swooning; swoons
swooner
noun
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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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Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Critics have swooned over the film with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score (see Deadline review), a similar trajectory to Neon’s 2019 Palme d’Or winner Parasite.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
Semiconductor shares have been underperforming the broader markets since an early August swoon caused investors to focus on a rotation into defensive and cyclical areas of the market.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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Verb
Applicants swoon whenever someone runs a new list of most expensive colleges: the ones that charge more than $70,000 a year in tuition and fees, or more than $400,000 in total costs over four years.
—Daniel De Visé, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
Critics have swooned over the film with a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score (see Deadline review), a similar trajectory to Neon’s 2019 Palme d’Or winner Parasite.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2024
Noun
Or swoon over the wine list, which features a slew of esoteric and hard-to-find natural wines.
—The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 21 Oct. 2024
Semiconductor shares have been underperforming the broader markets since an early August swoon caused investors to focus on a rotation into defensive and cyclical areas of the market.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Swoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swoon. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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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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