Swoon
11swoon — [v] faint become unconscious, be overcome, black out, collapse, drop, feel giddy, feel lightheaded, go out like a light*, keel over, lose consciousness, pass out, weaken; concepts 303,308 …
12swoon — ► VERB ▪ faint, especially from extreme emotion. ► NOUN ▪ an occurrence of swooning. ORIGIN Old English, «overcome» …
13swoon — [swo͞on] vi. [ME swounen, prob. back form. < swoweninge, swooning, prp. of iswowen < OE geswogen, unconscious, pp. of * swogan < ?] 1. to faint 2. to feel strong, esp. rapturous, emotion n. an act or instance of swooning swooner n.… …
14swoon — I n. to fall into a swoon II v. 1)(d; intr.) to swoon over (to swoon over a new film idol) 2) (d; intr.) to swoon with (to swoon with joy) * * * [swuːn] to fall into a swoon (d; intr.) to swoon over (to swoon over a new film idol) (d; intr.) to… …
15swoon — UK [swuːn] / US [swun] verb [intransitive] Word forms swoon : present tense I/you/we/they swoon he/she/it swoons present participle swooning past tense swooned past participle swooned 1) to be extremely excited and impressed by someone who you… …
16swoon — swooningly, adv. /swoohn/, v.i. 1. to faint; lose consciousness. 2. to enter a state of hysterical rapture or ecstasy: The teenagers swooned at the sight of the singing star. n. 3. a faint or fainting fit; syncope. [1250 1300; (v.) ME swo(w)nen… …
17swoon — [[t]swu͟ːn[/t]] swoons, swooning, swooned VERB If you swoon, you are strongly affected by your feelings for someone you love or admire very much. [V over n] Virtually every woman in the 20s swooned over Valentino... The ladies shriek and swoon at …
18swoon — I. intransitive verb Etymology: Middle English swounen, probably back formation from swouning, swowening, from iswowen, aswoune, from Old English geswōgen in a swoon Date: 13th century 1. a. faint b. to become enraptured < swooning with joy > …
19swoon — 1. noun /swuːn/ a) A faint. I felt my strength fading away, and I was in a half swoon. How long this horrible thing lasted I know not, but it seemed that a long time must have passed before he took his foul, awful, sneering mouth away. I saw it… …
20swoon — verb 1》 literary faint, especially from extreme emotion. 2》 (usu. swoon over) be overcome with adoration or other strong emotion. noun literary a faint. Origin ME: as swown fainting , aswoon in a faint , both from OE geswōgen overcome …
