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swoon

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swoon  (swn)
intr.v. swooned, swoon·ing, swoons
1. To faint.
2. To be overwhelmed by ecstatic joy.
n.
1. A fainting spell; syncope. See Synonyms at blackout.
2. A state of ecstasy or rapture.

[Middle English swounen, probably from iswowen, in a swoon, from Old English geswgen, past participle of *swgan, to suffocate.]

swoon
Verb
1. Literary to faint because of shock or strong emotion
2. to be deeply affected by passion for (someone): you've swooned over a string of rotten men
Noun
Literary a faint [Old English geswōgen insensible]
swooning adj
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.swoonswoon - a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
loss of consciousness - the occurrence of a loss of the ability to perceive and respond
Verb1.swoon - pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
zonk out, pass out, black out - lose consciousness due to a sudden trauma, for example
Translations

swoon [swuːn] videsmayarse
swoon [swuːn] vise pâmer
swoon [swuːn] vibeinahe ohnmächtig werden
nOhnmacht f
swoon [swuːn] visvenire

swoon
v swoon [swuːn]
(an old word for) to faint. flou word يُغْمى عَلَيْهِ припадам omdlít besvime in Ohnmacht fallen λιποθυμώ (αρχ.) desmayarse minestama غش كردن pyörtyä s'évanouir לְהִתעַלֵף बेहोश हो जाना onesvijestiti se elájul pingsan falla í yfirlið svenire 気絶する 기절하다 apalpti []ģībt pengsan bezwijmen besvime, dåne mdleć desmaiar a leşina падать в обморок omdlieť omedleti onesvestiti se svimma, dåna เป็นลม bayılmak 昏倒 зомлівати, непритомніти بے ہوش ہو جانا ngất đi, bất tỉnh
n
a fainting fit. floute إغْماء припадък mdloba besvimelsesanfald die Ohnmacht λιποθυμία desmayo minestus ضعف pyörtymiskohtaus évanouissement הִתעַלפוּת मूर्च्छा, बेहोशी nesvjestica, nesvijest ájulás serangan pingsan yfirlið svenimento 気絶 졸도, 실신 nualpimas ģībšana; ģībiens pengsan flauwte besvimelse omdlenie desmaio leşin обморок mdloba omedlevica nesvestica svimning การเป็นลม bayılma, baygınlık 昏厥 непритомність بے ہوشی کا دورہ sự ngất đi, sự bất tỉnh


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The Viper, turning about, stung him, and falling into a swoon, the man said to himself, "Woe is me
And even when the rest have in some measure come to themselves again, and can find words and smiles, Barbara--that soft-hearted, gentle, foolish little Barbara--is suddenly missed, and found to be in a swoon by herself in the back parlour, from which swoon she falls into hysterics, and from which hysterics into a swoon again, and is, indeed, so bad, that despite a mortal quantity of vinegar and cold water she is hardly a bit better at last than she was at first.
Its heavy scents weighed upon them, and at mid-day the landscape seemed lying in a swoon.
 
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