First Known Use: 13th century
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1swoon
intransitive verb \ˈswün\
: to become very excited about someone or something
: to suddenly become unconscious
Full Definition of SWOON
1
a : faint b : to become enraptured <swooning with joy>
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Origin of SWOON
Middle English swounen, probably back-formation from swouning, swowening, from iswowen, aswoune, from Old English geswōgen in a swoon
Related to SWOON
- Synonyms
- black out, conk (out), keel (over), pass out, faint
- Antonyms
- come around, come round, come to, revive
2swoon
noun
Definition of SWOON
1
First Known Use of SWOON
13th century
SWOON Defined for Kids
1swoon
verb \ˈswün\
swoonedswoon·ing
Definition of SWOON for Kids
: 2faint
2swoon
noun
Definition of SWOON for Kids
: 3faint
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