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swooning


Meanings
  • The act of fainting or collapsing, often due to strong emotions or illness.

    - "She swooned at the sight of her beloved."
    - "His illness caused him to swoon unexpectedly."
    - "The tragic news caused the entire audience to swoon."

Synonyms

black out , faint , pass out
Rhymes
Words rhyming with swooning
snooze , juice , news , muse , fuse , choose , reuse , abuse
Homophones
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  1. Swoon (English) : The act of fainting or collapsing, often due to strong emotions or illness.

  2. Swoon (Scots) : To express strong emotions, often through the use of exaggerated gestures or facial expressions.

  3. Swoon (Old English) : To inspire feelings of deep love, admiration, or affection, often through the use of beautiful or romantic words, phrases, or expressions.


Variants
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swoon , swooned , swooner , swooners , swooning , swooningly , swoons
Forms
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swoon (verb), swoon (noun), swoon away, swoon over, swoon to, swoon upon


Etymology
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From the Old French word 'esvanouir', meaning 'to vanish' or 'to fade away'. The term was later adopted into English during the Middle English period.


Related Concepts
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  1. Fainting: A sudden, temporary loss of consciousness, often accompanied by symptoms such as dizziness, weakness, or pale skin.

  2. Collapse: A sudden, often unexpected, falling or coming down of something or someone, often due to weakness, fatigue, illness, or injury.

  3. Emotion: A complex psychological and physiological response to a stimulus, often characterized by feelings of love, joy, sadness, anger, or fear.

  4. Illness: A condition of poor health or impaired bodily functions, often accompanied by symptoms such as fever, chills, cough, sore throat, body aches, headache, fatigue, weakness, loss of appetite, or nausea.


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