Swoon

//swuːn//

Definitions

1
A faint.
She dandled it, and dancet it up and doune, / Not ceasing till she rais'd it from his swoune.
2
An infatuation.

1
To faint, to lose consciousness.
I threw myself down on the island ground, like a dead man, and drowned in desolation swooned away, nor did I return to my senses till next morning, when the sun rose and revived me.

Word Origin

From Middle English swoune, swone, from the verb (see below).

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//swuːn//

1
A faint.
She dandled it, and dancet it up and doune, / Not ceasing till she rais'd it from his swoune.
2
An infatuation.

1
To faint, to lose consciousness.
I threw myself down on the island ground, like a dead man, and drowned in desolation swooned away, nor did I return to my senses till next morning, when the sun rose and revived me.

Word Origin

From Middle English swoune, swone, from the verb (see below).

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2

To be overwhelmed by emotion, especially infatuation.

3

To overwhelm with emotion, especially infatuation.

That plush mustache of yours has completely swooned me!